How to Use in a different light in a Sentence

in a different light

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  • The video, though, shows the incident in a different light.
    — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 28 Nov. 2020
  • Is part of your aim with the film to push back on that and get viewers to see the Chinese people in a different light?
    — Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2020
  • America needs to wake up and look at the farmers in a different light.
    — Michael Adno, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Last season, though, Kidd saw Green’s skill set in a different light.
    — Dallas News, 20 Jan. 2023
  • But a run at a position of need tends to put players in a different light.
    — Dallas News, 16 Mar. 2022
  • As a result, according to the lawsuit, many of Steven’s friends and neighbors now view him in a different light.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Here are some current contenders that show (and tell) teachers in a different light.
    — Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Tempers flare, tension builds, and for the first time ever, Gus and Teddy start to see each other in a different light.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
  • The after-hours Lantern Tour ($40), meanwhile, enables travelers to see the falls in a different light.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 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 success of certainly the Taken films, Hollywood seems to see me in a different light.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Israel’s government would also have to learn to see Iran in a different light.
    — Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2012
  • Its members help you to see the situation, and yourself, in a different light.
    — Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
  • Suddenly, however, Mr. Bankman-Fried has cast the whole look in a different light.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The few color shots serve as a teaser for a potential future film, showing his place in a different light.
    — Jamie Lang, Variety, 2 Aug. 2024
  • There is a moment that shows Malcolm’s hypocrisy in a different light, however.
    — Sam Adler-Bell, The New Republic, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Nor is there even the faintest whiff of gay panic when an out-of-the-blue disclosure causes the supervisor to look at his friend and colleague in a different light.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2024
  • And risk, the balancing point between growth and efficiency, must be viewed in a different light.
    — Sid Mohasseb, Forbes, 16 Apr. 2021
  • This detail has a way of putting the running storyline about Oliver’s financial straits in a different light.
    — Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com, 31 Aug. 2021
  • Worsham took note and slowly began to view Rubberband in a different light.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2023
  • In time, though, the feminist revenge fantasy gives way to something else, as Ana comes to see herself and her previous life in a different light.
    — New York Times, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Milstead said that Senate Bill 1070 caused the Latino community to see police in a different light.
    — Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 10 July 2024
  • The offseason provided the Bulls with plenty of opportunities for reflection and, in turn, a chance to come at things in a different light.
    — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 30 Aug. 2021
  • But that was fleeting — the Atlanta killings by a white gunman who targeted Asian spa businesses and the Watson case have cast therapists in a different light.
    — Teresa M. Walker, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2022
  • The press release might focus entirely on the healthy attributes of Beyond IV and the promise of the new product, but the news story has been circulated more widely in a different light.
    — Marnie Shure / The Takeout, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Proponents of the new commission hope that the investigative body could put to rest the efforts to cast January 6 in a different light -- something that was evident this week in the House.
    — Manu Raju, CNN, 14 May 2021
  • Along the way, the characters begin to question their assumptions – not just of themselves, but their neighbors, spouses, children, and seeing them in a different light.
    — Mary Cadden, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2020
  • The longer version casts Bayoumi’s gathering in a different light.
    — Tim Golden, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Many modern legal theorists, and even the nation’s own founders, painted the concept of state authority in a different light.
    — Dell Cameron, WIRED, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Pocket doors and a bay window allow sunshine to pour in, allowing everyone in the family to see their home in a different light—even the homeowners' kids put their stamp of approval on the new space!
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 27 July 2023

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