rose-colored glasses
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rose-colored glasses
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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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
“You can look back through rose-colored glasses, but it’s false. Things were difficult. But we’re still reaping some of those rewards.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024
By that time, my rose-colored glasses and NPR-fueled sense of my own superior powers of understanding had already taken a severe beating.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2024
It is not helpful, turns out, to not have any of those rose-colored glasses.
From Salon • Sep. 8, 2023
I have to laugh at myself, already looking at that time through rose-colored glasses.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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