How to Use silver bullet in a Sentence

silver bullet

noun
  • And most of that helps, though none of it is a silver bullet.
    Time, 6 Jan. 2020
  • But the new masks are not a silver bullet, Pavia warned.
    Erin Alberty, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2021
  • But don't expect that time to be the silver bullet that solves all the team's issues.
    Kent Youngblood, Star Tribune, 27 May 2021
  • There is no silver bullet, but there are some steps that could help.
    New York Times, 29 Apr. 2021
  • The Fed doesn't have a silver bullet, and the central bank could use more help from Congress.
    Charles Riley and Hanna Ziady, CNN, 6 Aug. 2021
  • As the rivers come down and begin to clear, spawn bags will be the top bait for hooking a silver bullet.
    cleveland.com, 30 Mar. 2018
  • There are those in the medical and sports fields who see it as a silver bullet of sorts.
    Eric Hansen, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Sep. 2020
  • This is not to say that deep learning will be a silver bullet in research across the board.
    Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Getting more food out of the land is a big problem, and there is no silver bullet.
    Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Of all the health myths in the world, the idea that there is a silver bullet for weight loss may be among the most persistent and pernicious.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 2 Jan. 2019
  • There may be no silver bullet, strength coaches warn, but there is a blue can.
    Lee Jenkins, SI.com, 6 Feb. 2018
  • There is no silver bullet to end Russia’s war against Ukraine.
    Eric Ciaramella, Foreign Affairs, 22 May 2024
  • To state the bottom line clearly: The ability to pull carbon out of the air is not a silver bullet.
    David Roberts, Vox, 14 June 2018
  • Aduhelm is not a silver bullet in the battle against Alzheimer’s, and the hand-wringing critics are wrong to hold it to that standard.
    Andrew C. Von Eschenbach Reprints, STAT, 1 Aug. 2021
  • For Componere events, the silver bullet is a bustling command post.
    Leilani Marie Labong, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 May 2018
  • There isn’t one silver bullet — this one secret trick that the doctor is going to tell you is key.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 30 July 2024
  • Your only chance of survival is to shoot the werewolf with silver bullets.
    Manuel Canales, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Otam Yachts is locked, loaded and ready to fire another silver bullet on the high seas.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 May 2021
  • Here’s an update on VWars from my silver bullet think pod.
    Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 6 Apr. 2020
  • None of the ideas are a silver bullet and all have their supporters and detractors.
    Tegan Hanlon, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Mar. 2018
  • Business groups don’t see TCI as a silver bullet to solve the state’s transportation woes.
    Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2019
  • None of these initiatives is a silver bullet, but each shows progress.
    Lance Robertson, Fortune, 29 Dec. 2022
  • But this time, the silver bullet appears to have been shot from the inside by one woman: Frances Haugen.
    Q.ai - Make Genius Money Moves, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2021
  • And for many, retaking the exam won’t be a silver bullet.
    Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2019
  • Of course, software on its own is never a silver bullet.
    Josh Koenig, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Keep in mind, however, that freezes are not a silver bullet.
    Ron Lieber, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2017
  • But too often, people view them as a silver bullet for weight loss.
    Mandy Conrad, Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2024
  • But until the regime falls, there will be no silver bullets to stop Iran’s bad behavior.
    Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Of course, this study’s findings don’t mean a low-carb diet is a silver bullet for people with IBS.
    Sarah Garone, Health, 30 July 2024
  • Its drugs are also regarded as a genuine silver bullet to addressing a long-running obesity crisis in the Western world.
    Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 24 Sep. 2024

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