How to Use silver lining in a Sentence

silver lining

noun
  • 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.
  • The silver lining in all of this is the Browns own a high pick in the draft.
    — James Brizuela, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
  • And that’s where there might be a silver lining in the new study.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2021
  • When the leaves start to show the silver lining across a dark sky I am hooked.
    — Lyndi McNulty, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 3 Oct. 2021
  • In the short term, this is a silver lining for Democrats.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 13 July 2022
  • Maybe the good part is, the silver lining is, that there’s no need for surgery.
    — Fred Goodall, orlandosentinel.com, 26 Mar. 2021
  • There could be a silver lining to the King’s seizure of the CPB’s assets.
    — Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2020
  • The silver lining appears to be that help is on the way.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
  • But in true form, Kilmer is quick to point out the silver lining.
    — Kara Warner, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Here is where the silver lining ends and the nor’easter begins.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 29 July 2025
  • The agency managed to find a silver lining in the flames.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022
  • The silver lining is that at least the Blazers showed some heart.
    — oregonlive, 6 Dec. 2021
  • While this seems like a bad thing, there is a silver lining in all this.
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Lost in Sunday’s 49ers loss to the Rams was a big silver lining.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024
  • The silver lining is the way the defense shut down the Hawkeyes - holding them to 173 yards - and the unit should keep the team in most of its games.
    — Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2021
  • That was like the silver lining in light of all this that happened this year.
    — Michael Wojtychiw, chicagotribune.com, 11 Oct. 2020
  • Are there small traces of a silver lining for the Titans?
    — Gentry Estes, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2021
  • But in Worm’s view, the study’s bleak findings come with a silver lining.
    — Gina Errico, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2023
  • So always look for the silver lining And try to find the sunny side of life.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Still, some have found a silver lining to the shutdowns.
    — Sam Mednick, ajc, 1 Nov. 2022
  • That is one of the silver linings here for the Canadiens.
    — Arpon Basu, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The gray cloud that seems to hang over the profession might have a silver lining.
    — New York Times, 27 Aug. 2021
  • If the trend holds, consumers could see a silver lining in the form of cheaper gas.
    — Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
  • But there’s a silver lining to the rising cost of goods and services.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2023
  • That is not likely to change, and Netflix executives see a silver lining in it.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
  • There is a slight silver lining for KU.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Outdoor dining was one of the few silver linings of a difficult chapter in our history.
    — Mike Flynn, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • But this will be a slim silver lining compared to the overall hit to the sector.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • But there were some real silver linings.
    — Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
  • But there was a silver lining to all the family turmoil.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026

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