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

Ed Yardeni, president of Yardeni Research, sees a potential silver lining from the pullback in the AI trade and obstacles to building data centers. — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

For a silver lining, go ahead and move on to the business section of the paper. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026

Analysts see a potential silver lining for Apple in the current market turmoil. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

Hey, that could be a second silver lining to come from Sunday’s ugly loss. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 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