bright spot

noun

informal

: a good thing that occurs during a bad or difficult time

Car sales were one of the few bright spots for the economy last year.

Examples of bright spot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Performance sneaker sales have been a bright spot for growth in an otherwise dour period for the athletic footwear industry. — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 27 Sep. 2026

This is a small bright spot in global efforts to counter climate change, which has driven deadly disasters in Asia in recent months. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

He's been great this season for them and probably the lone bright spot in the Los Angeles pitching staff. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

This prominent impact crater in the southern lunar highlands, named after Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe, appears as a bright spot with rays of material stretching across much of the moon's lower limb. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for bright spot

• allot
• barat
• begot
• besought
• bethought
• bloodshot
• boycott
• buckshot
• crackpot
• croat
• culottes
• dashpot