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

Kansas City Royals starter Randy Dobnak continues to be a bright spot for the club’s starting pitching rotation this season. — Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2026

Detroit-Style Uncured Pepperoni Pizza Lots of ups and downs with the frozen pizzas in the last few years at Trader Joe’s, but a recent bright spot was this Detroit-style pizza with a squishy and crisp-cornered crust. — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026

Warner’s earnings bright spot came from its streaming segment, which includes HBO. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Yet, amid all this, the continent’s one bright spot has been agriculture, which is evolving from subsistence farming into sustainable livelihoods. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for bright spot

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