red mist
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"It was red mist to start," says Broad.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025
Ten Hag has certainly made believers of the club’s fans, who let off flares that left a red mist inside Wembley after the final whistle.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2023
Bear in mind, however, that the red mist of anger has a peculiar way of magnifying the past while blotting out the future.
From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2021
While they couldn’t completely erase their losses like the FTSE, some of the red mist coating the Eurozone indices has cleared as the day’s gone on.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 6, 2017
I looked at the floor, a red mist of anguish before my eyes.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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