Definitions
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- adjective of a color tinged with rose
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Examples
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You tend to look at your school days through rose-tinted spectacles.
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By the way, though I am a teacher here, I do not "hate" the US, so you have no right to pin that worn-out label on me, but neither do I see Mexico through rose-tinted glasses.
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By the way, though I am a teacher here, I do not "hate" the US, so you have no right to pin that worn-out label on me, but neither do I see Mexico through rose-tinted glasses.
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She turned to gaze at her rose-tinted glasses, sitting atop her bedside table.
Olivia V.C.Andrews 2011
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By the way, though I am a teacher here, I do not "hate" the US, so you have no right to pin that worn-out label on me, but neither do I see Mexico through rose-tinted glasses.
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They caught their first glimpse of Mt. Shasta, a rose-tinted snow-peak rising, a sunset dream, between and beyond green interlacing walls of canyon -- a landmark destined to be with them for many days.
CHAPTER XV 2010
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Former presidents, like ex-girlfriends and ex-boyfriends, tend to benefit from the rose-tinted glasses of our collective memory.
Who had the worst week in Washington? Jimmy Carter. Chris Cillizza 2010
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Clearly, you left your rose-tinted specks at home.
Locally Elected Police Chiefs, Yeah? « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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Where did the world's top business leaders get their supply of rose-tinted spectacles?
Overheard 2011
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She filled her day with music-box tunes and actually wore rose-tinted glasses because she hated “the dull colors, the way things faded, the annoying dark clouds that poked their bruised faces in our way.”
Olivia V.C.Andrews 2011
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