bright spot
noun
informal
: a good thing that occurs during a bad or difficult time
Car sales were one of the few bright spots for the economy last year.
Examples of bright spot in a Sentence
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Some marina residents and workers were put off by the stench and noise of their new neighbors, while others saw the animals as a bright spot after the devastating Loma Prieta earthquake, SF Gate reported in 2019.
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Emma Bowman, NPR, 4 May 2024
One bright spot for the Conservatives was the result in Tees Valley, which prior to Brexit had been a traditional Labour stronghold.
—Pan Pylas, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024
These drones, however, represent a bright spot for the Ukrainians.
—Justin Ling, WIRED, 2 May 2024
What a bright spot in light of all of the antisemitism and vitriol directed at American Jews.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
Heart disease should be a bright spot in this black hole of medical research.
—Maggie Fox, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
The one bright spot is obviously the signing of beloved Canadian Joey Votto to a minor league deal.
—Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024
Through all of the economic woes, Turkey’s stock market has been a rare bright spot.
—Scott McLean, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
But its flagship Dollar Tree brand has been a bright spot, adding 3.4 million shoppers last year, most of whom are from households earning more than $125,000 a year, CEO Richard Dreiling said.
—Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
Emma Bowman, NPR, 4 May 2024
One bright spot for the Conservatives was the result in Tees Valley, which prior to Brexit had been a traditional Labour stronghold.
—Pan Pylas, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024
These drones, however, represent a bright spot for the Ukrainians.
—Justin Ling, WIRED, 2 May 2024
What a bright spot in light of all of the antisemitism and vitriol directed at American Jews.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
Heart disease should be a bright spot in this black hole of medical research.
—Maggie Fox, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
The one bright spot is obviously the signing of beloved Canadian Joey Votto to a minor league deal.
—Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024
Through all of the economic woes, Turkey’s stock market has been a rare bright spot.
—Scott McLean, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
But its flagship Dollar Tree brand has been a bright spot, adding 3.4 million shoppers last year, most of whom are from households earning more than $125,000 a year, CEO Richard Dreiling said.
—Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
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“Bright spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bright%20spot. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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