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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Considering that group’s issues recognizing African American stories in the past, that’s not an enviable position, though the silver lining is that Lindo did make its Supporting Actor longlist.
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
But there are potential silver linings for Putin on a strategic level.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
And yet, there are a couple of silver linings, relatively speaking, for the Avs.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
But even the silver lining of the season is accompanied by a gray cloud.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
But there are potential silver linings for Putin on a strategic level.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
And yet, there are a couple of silver linings, relatively speaking, for the Avs.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
But even the silver lining of the season is accompanied by a gray cloud.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Silver lining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silver%20lining. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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