How to Use silver spoon in a Sentence

silver spoon

noun

• Joe has not had a silver spoon in his mouth all his life.
  — New York Times, 22 Apr. 2020
• One of the world's richest men wasn't born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
  — USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2017
• Joseph Fung knows full well that he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
  — John Kang, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2023
• But Tepper wasn't born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
  — Katherine Peralta, charlotteobserver, 20 May 2018
• He’s had a silver spoon in his mouth his whole entire life.
  — Analis Bailey, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2021
• One silver spoon drops to the floor and the crowd, collectively, gasps.
  — Kate Walbert, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2019
• In the next episode (Sept. 7), there’s Florida lawyer Scott Rothstein, who wasn’t born with any silver spoon in his mouth.
  — Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2017
• To me, white privilege was what Donald Trump had, a wealthy father and a silver spoon in his mouth.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 3 June 2020
• The film follows Jesper (voiced by Jason Schwartzman), a lazy young man born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
  — Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2019
• Many are weaned on the silver spoon, born halfway between third and home but never scoring.
  — Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2022
• And each coffee is served with a small water in a delicate little glass, with a silver spoon balanced across the top.
  — Christine Van Blokland, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2018
• Rounding out this month’s items are a fine-quality silver spoon, a spelter sculpture and a faience bowl, all from France.
  — Jerry L. Dobesh | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 6 Mar. 2023
• Behind her, sprays of cheap tinsel are pinned to the wall; before her, a silver spoon sits on a table like an offering.
  — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2018
• White bass – fair to good on silver spoons or cut shad while drifting or trolling near shallow points or rip rap; wipers – fair to good trolling with sassy shad baits, crankbaits, spoons or cut shad.
  — Tyler Mahoney, kansascity, 14 Mar. 2018
• An antique silver spoon idled in a measuring cup, its dull face catching an errant ray of sunlight that cut through the loft.
  — Bon Appétit, 14 Oct. 2021
• In his hands, bacon and eggs is transformed into artisanal smoked bacon and a poached quail egg served on a silver spoon.
  — Steven Raichlen, Esquire, 12 Nov. 2010
• Traditionally, Rhodeslis would present the same lemon fondant in a silver spoon called a kochara along with a glass of water as a sweet welcome for guests.
  — Andrew Harris, Slate Magazine, 28 Aug. 2017
• But while Bertolucci, the son of a famous poet known to the top artists of his day, was born with a silver spoon and had easy access to the movie world, Luca had to do everything on his own.
  — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 16 Nov. 2022
• One of the company’s Twitter followers will get to take the bottle home and, presumably, sip it from a silver spoon or, what the heck, maybe even pour it on his or her head.
  — Matthew Martinez, star-telegram, 10 Mar. 2018
• Some saw him as a cocky rich boy, born with a silver spoon in his mouth and placed by mere birthright at the head of the powerful multinational founded by his grandfather.
  — Tom Sancton, Town & Country, 31 Mar. 2022
• Upon returning to the home, Van Dorn located the bucket behind a closed door and deputies found a silver spoon and tissue inside.
  — Julia Musto, Fox News, 4 June 2021
• Best eaten with a silver spoon, pints of the flavor can be ordered on the ice cream maker's official website in the 4-pack Roys Collection ($44 + shipping).
  — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 15 Oct. 2021
• Congress is poised to pass a piece of legislation that will amount to a $1.5 trillion tax hike for Americans who don’t have trust funds, silver spoons or monocles.
  — Michael Harriot, The Root, 19 Dec. 2017
• His body was identified after an anonymous caller told the coroner's office that LeBlanc wore an antique ring made from a silver spoon, Fieseler wrote.
  — CBS News, 6 Aug. 2022
• This silver spoon has been given to the oldest daughter in my family for the last several generations.
  — Jerry L. Dobesh | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 5 Dec. 2022
• Many successful individuals weren’t born with the proverbial silver spoon in their mouths.
  — Dear Abby, oregonlive.com, 4 Aug. 2019
• For years, the Brooms kept determinedly and nostalgically mowing its empty lot; the author has rescued souvenirs there as poignant as a bent silver spoon.
  — Eve M. Kahn, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2019
• Fine china and silver spoons are examples in contrast to simple ceramic dishware or aluminum flatware, which work just as well.
  — Elizabeth Currid-Halkett, Time, 14 Sep. 2017
• Alakazam is a Psychic-type Pokémon who keeps a silver spoon in each hand to magnify his Psychic moves and increase the effectiveness of his telekinetic powers.
  — Sarah Toscano, EW.com, 10 Feb. 2022
• The officer discovered a capped syringe, marijuana leaves, a silver spoon, a container with brownish gray powder as well as a suitcase and clothes strewn all over.
  — Madeleine Marr, miamiherald, 23 Apr. 2018

Last Updated: 22 Oct 2024