seeing things

Idioms  

1. Experiencing hallucinations or delusions, as in I thought I saw my father, but I must have been seeing things; he died twenty years ago. [First half of 1900s]

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Example Sentences

“This really is the new generation seeing things completely differently,” Luntz said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

By most measures, Netflix reported solid fourth-quarter and year-end results, but investors are seeing things differently.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

"We're seeing things coming back to normal, and it's going to take time," Gimba, 54, said.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

Twenty years later, when I was a tour manager, he was seeing things that I was around.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025

I was so set in my own way of seeing things that I forgot that there is always another way to look at them.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish