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

Wearing rose-colored glasses sparingly won’t affect our vision.

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2025

But that’s exactly what director Megan Park’s feature debut is: a short, sweet gem of a coming-of-age story that will leave you looking back at your adolescence with rose-colored glasses.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2024

I have to laugh at myself, already looking at that time through rose-colored glasses.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson