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Discover LudwigThe phrase "things were clearer" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that a situation or understanding has become more understandable or less confusing in the past. Example: "After the meeting, I felt that things were clearer regarding our project timeline."
Idiom
If it's not one thing, it's another.
When one thing goes wrong, then another, and another..
Exact(3)
During my day things were clearer.
By morning, the weather was warmer and things were clearer: the graduate students workers had walked out, and professors were also walking out or holding classes outside in solidarity.
In the early days, things were clearer: you were a filthy, exsanguinated revenant, doomed to wander graveyards after dark, feeding on the blood of living humans (often children), sleeping in coffins, biting necks and hiding your face from sunlight, mirrors and God.
Similar(57)
Until its onset several things were clear.
Some things were clear, though.
I just know two things were clear.
Things were clear, easy to understand and hopeful.
Two things were clear pretty early on.
Things were clear for me then".
Things are clearer now.
Now some things are clearer.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com