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Sticking out is never easy, especially in a sport like golf, where most prodigies are fed their daily dose of lessons with a silver spoon.—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 May 2026 Perfect for stirring in some cream or sugar, this 6-pack of matching silver spoons makes table setting a breeze.—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 7 Apr. 2026 There's no silver spoons in her draws.—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025 Trump was born with a silver spoon; Lee’s gambling addict father was too poor to even provide crayons.—Charlie Campbell, Time, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for silver spoon
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Etymology
from the phrase "born with a silver spoon in one's mouth" (born wealthy)