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Examples of silver lining in a Sentence
If there's a silver lining to losing my job, it's that I'll now be able to go to school full-time and finish my degree earlier.
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The silver lining Ultimately, although this scandal has sent shock waves through Southeast Asia’s startup scene, industry experts agree that there is a silver lining: the lessons learned.
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Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
There are two silver linings to Trinity’s 12 o’clock hour.
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
There is a silver lining; if one of the G2 boys says something inflammatory online, Isma has a perfect example to show them what the consequences could be.
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Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2025
There, however, remains a silver lining: the guard trio of Liam Eichenberg, Robert Jones and Isaiah Wynn are currently free agents, meaning that Miami has a chance to secure their interior offensive linemen of the future.
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C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2025
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Word History
Etymology
from the phrase "every cloud has a silver lining"
First Known Use
1871, in the meaning defined above
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“Silver lining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silver%20lining. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
silver lining
noun
: a consoling or hopeful prospect
looked for the silver lining in a bad situation
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