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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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How exactly those shifts will manifest themselves in practice, however, remains to be seen, and some of those changes may even end up having silver linings.
—Mary Foley, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
McNulty placed his highlights of Southern California theater in alphabetical order after a short essay on how theater proved to be the silver lining of 2024 — the year that many folks, and theater itself, seemed to finally shake off a post-pandemic malaise.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Jennifer Tilly is finding the silver lining in her divorce.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
The silver lining in Trump’s rapid-fire cabinet selection process is that not all his choices are unqualified arsonists who want to blow up government.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 1 Dec. 2024
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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 23 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
silver lining
noun
: a consoling or hopeful prospect
looked for the silver lining in a bad situation
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