seeing red
Example Sentences
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In February 1204 CE, he described seeing "red lights in the northern sky over Kyoto."
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
Both sides had a man sent off in the opening period, with Robert Andrich seeing red for Leverkusen and Illia Zabarnyi walking for the visitors.
From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025
But while governments are seeing red - it's the fans who are paying the price, literally.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2024
Players, many of them redshirting for warmups, proceeded to scatter, with some jumping into the stands with fans to avoid the bull that was literally seeing red.
From Washington Times • May 6, 2023
I can't remember ever in my life seeing red tape.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
