see the light

phrase

: to discover or realize a usually obscured truth

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The 13-year-old page didn’t see the light of day again until early Tuesday afternoon. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026 If the project is in the mixing stage, 2027 could be the year that the final Chris Cornell Soundgarden album sees the light of day. — Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Back in New York, Goldsmith tells me there are works in the archives that may never see the light of day. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 11 July 2026 More on ‘The Colonel’ This isn’t the first project about Rosacker that’s seen the light of day. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for see the light

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see the last of (someone or something)
see the light
see the light of day
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“See the light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/see%20the%20light. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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