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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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Which isn’t to say the stomping didn’t have silver linings.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
Amid all the not-so-sweet news, though, there is a small silver lining (or candy-coating).
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 31 Oct. 2024
The silver lining appears to be that help is on the way.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
Tiffany Haddish says her 2023 DUI arrest came with a silver lining — international fame.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 23 Oct. 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 30 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
silver lining
noun
: a consoling or hopeful prospect
looked for the silver lining in a bad situation
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