rose-colored glasses

Example Sentences

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My rose-colored glasses are off, and I see the world clearly without them.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Everyone on Wall Street supposedly was wearing rose-colored glasses back in early 2000.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

In the film, Gordon stars as Iris, a lovestruck twentysomething sporting rose-colored glasses over her wide-eyed gaze.

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2025

I don’t have blinders or rose-colored glasses on when it comes to the state of America and how race shapes the way people see the world.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2023

"That always happens when someone dies. People put on rose-colored glasses and talk about the good times."

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon