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
“You can look back through rose-colored glasses, but it’s false. Things were difficult. But we’re still reaping some of those rewards.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024
By that time, my rose-colored glasses and NPR-fueled sense of my own superior powers of understanding had already taken a severe beating.
From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2024
I have to laugh at myself, already looking at that time through rose-colored glasses.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
