silver lining

noun

: a consoling or hopeful prospect

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Looking at the metrics, Orvis was hard-pressed to find a silver lining. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

For Hawke, the silver lining was having the availability to commit to Sterlin Harjo’s FX crime dramedy, The Lowdown. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

Despite the show having gone home empty-handed, Cox found a silver lining. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026

However, there's a silver lining for bond investors, especially with rates expected to be elevated for an extended time. — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

from the phrase "every cloud has a silver lining"

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for silver lining

• intertwining
• realigning
• recombining
• redefining
• redesigning
• underlining
• undermining
• aligning
• assigning
• calcining
• combining
• confining

Kids Definition

silver lining

noun

: a consoling or hopeful prospect

looked for the silver lining in a bad situation