see daylight

Example Sentences

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It dawns on him that he’s in a new, bizarre, just-for-him reality, and he won’t see daylight until he can spot the anomalies in each go-round.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Barely two months later, the Nittany Lions have plummeted into a hole so deep they can barely see daylight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

That makes it highly unlikely that "Die Hard," if it were pitched fresh in 2023, would see daylight, let alone a summer.

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2023

From then on, residents of the so-called Emerald City won’t see daylight after 5 p.m. until Jan. 25.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2022

Though glad to see daylight, she was worn to a frazzle.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck