rose-tinted
Britishadjective
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Also: rose-coloured. excessively optimistic
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See rose-coloured
Example Sentences
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Looking back at 2016 through a - literal - rose-tinted filter is a source of comfort for many of us, but is it distorting our memory?
From BBC
Like Vecna, “Stranger Things” is a different beast than other shows gazing backwards through rose-tinted lenses because Hawkins is an idealized version of Reagan’s fabled “Morning in America” era.
From Salon
Nearly a year after wrapping “One Battle,” and as award season draws near, Bauman looks back at his VistaVision experience through rose-tinted lenses.
Some students come to university with "rose-tinted glasses", says Lauren Howard, who manages counselling services at the University of Bradford.
From BBC
His grandmother retold rose-tinted stories of building aircraft equipment during World War II before being forcibly relegated back to her domestic life.
From Los Angeles Times
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