in a different light

idiom

: in a different way : differently
I see things in a different light now.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web While the daytime exhibit is general admission, the botanic garden also offers an after-hours experience for those looking to see the orchid displays in a different light. Ashley Soebroto, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Feb. 2023 There is a moment that shows Malcolm’s hypocrisy in a different light, however. Sam Adler-bell, The New Republic, 20 Mar. 2023 In the 1940s, when there was much less sensitivity to race issues than there is today, the film was seen in a different light. Paul Grein, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2023 The after-hours Lantern Tour ($40), meanwhile, enables travelers to see the falls in a different light. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2023 The new dance, which premiered in 2022, reclaims the narrative of the controversial Latina figure, casting her story in a different light than a certain British musical. oregonlive, 3 Jan. 2023 Suddenly, however, Mr. Bankman-Fried has cast the whole look in a different light. Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2022 Recent Barbour collaborations with brands like ALEXACHUNG and Supreme have helped introduce the label to a new and younger audience, and position it in a different light. Adrienne Gaffney, ELLE, 1 Nov. 2022 The film shows these human-adjacent bears in a different light: not majestic predators on long hunting dives beneath the ice floes, not starving waifs already sacrificed to the warming future, but simply animals, wary and scrappy, eying a chain-link fence at the edge of town, determined to survive. Jack Weisman, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2022 See More

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“In a different light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20a%20different%20light. Accessed 31 May. 2023.

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