rose-colored glasses
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rose-colored glasses
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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Everyone on Wall Street supposedly was wearing rose-colored glasses back in early 2000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
With a bearish call on Nvidia’s stock and a neutral view of Advanced Micro Devices’ stock, Seaport Research’s Jay Goldberg is by no means looking at the artificial-intelligence trade with rose-colored glasses.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 18, 2025
“I tend to look backwards with nostalgia, rose-colored glasses, which I’m happy that I do,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2025
One study, published in the American Journal of Veterinary Research in 1982, does seem to suggest that Lappin is looking at the past with rose-colored glasses.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2023
"That always happens when someone dies. People put on rose-colored glasses and talk about the good times."
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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