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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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Showers are expected to linger throughout the day Friday in the Kansas City area, but there is a little silver lining in those storm clouds, according to the National Weather Service.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2024
But Youssef, ever an optimist, sees a tiny silver lining.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2024
But the move also comes with a lucrative silver lining: no state taxes.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2024
The silver lining to metro Detroit’s frigid temperatures the past few weeks?
—Detroit Free Press, 22 Jan. 2024
Interest On Business Loans Financing your business through loans can have a silver lining: the tax deductibility of interest payments.
—Barbara Schreihans, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
There is a silver lining in Texas’ disappointing driving data: While the state’s population grew, fatal accidents shrunk.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2024
Losing to Colorado in double overtime was a gut punch, but the Trojans tried to find a silver lining while preparing for UCLA.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
So, the Padres latched onto any and all available silver linings.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 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 18 Mar. 2024.
Kids Definition
silver lining
noun
: a consoling or hopeful prospect
looked for the silver lining in a bad situation
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