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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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Beyond that, silver linings seemed as rare as finding penguins in Death Valley.
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Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Stop feeling sorry for yourself, find the silver lining and get to work with the same belief, same drive and same conviction as ever.
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Natasha Dye, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
But for some politicians, there may be a glint of silver lining in those dark smoke clouds — an opportunity to reach out to frustrated voters with a message of change.
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Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 14 Jan. 2025
There’s a silver lining, however: the opportunity to travel with your own TSA-friendly bottles in a way that feels more put-together than simply snagging travel-sized ones at your local CVS.
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Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 8 Jan. 2025
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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 10 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
silver lining
noun
: a consoling or hopeful prospect
looked for the silver lining in a bad situation
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