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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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This is a critical shift: realizing that there is no silver lining and that nothing can be said to ease the cost burden carried by everyone affected by the attack.
—Sandra Pretorius, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
There were still plenty of silver linings that emerged.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
To Roberts, that was at least one silver lining from Monday.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
However, there was a silver lining: over the last few months, FXI made a higher low vs. its early January low point.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 24 Sep. 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 6 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
silver lining
noun
: a consoling or hopeful prospect
looked for the silver lining in a bad situation
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