rose-coloured
Britishadjective
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of the colour rose; rosy
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See rose-tinted
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to view in an excessively optimistic light
Example Sentences
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"For the first time ever there's a constant theme in an album we've done. A lot of it is about nostalgia, about people looking back and perhaps looking back with rose-coloured glasses or not remembering at all," he adds, saying such a tendency is particularly strong in the UK.
From BBC
The Louvre Abu Dhabi lists as part of its collection a rose-coloured granite stele from about 1327BC, on which the boy pharaoh is shown giving offerings to the god Osiris and also receiving offerings from a high-ranking official.
From BBC
After Xianzi's trial, her supporters found a way to communicate with her online by posting a song called Rose-coloured You.
From BBC
“They see me as this starry-eyed, rose-coloured glasses kinda girl; the ‘Golden Hour’ girl.
From Washington Post
Mr Harvey says market's dizzying rebound, combined with low interest rates, has led many people to make decisions with "rose-coloured glasses", from buying their dream home in the country to taking out a big loan on their business - and that could lead to more economic trouble down the road if the economy hits rocky waters again.
From BBC
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