silver bullet

noun

Definition of silver bullet

: something that acts as a magical weapon especially : one that instantly solves a long-standing problem

Examples of silver bullet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There is no question that post-cookies, there will be no silver bullet or easy fix. — David Yovanno, Forbes, "The Cookie Will Crumble, But Authenticity Offers A Solution," 25 Feb. 2021 Vaccines shouldn’t be considered a silver bullet to accelerate reopening plans, said Becky Pringle, president of the National Education Association. — Jennifer Calfas, WSJ, "Teachers Vie for Covid-19 Vaccine Priority," 18 Dec. 2020 Even if people do, the vaccine isn't a silver bullet. — Julia Hollingsworth, CNN, "Coronavirus has been with us for a year. Here's what we still don't know," 28 Dec. 2020 But, unfortunately, the best way to do that with a silver bullet is to have the highest court in the land adjudicate it. — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, "Why Representative Mike Johnson Thinks That the Election Isn’t Over," 15 Dec. 2020 The play-action is not a silver bullet for struggling offenses. — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, "Ravens film study: Why a dominant first half vs. Jacksonville could be a postseason blueprint," 23 Dec. 2020 Every Android update announcement feels like one small step toward making the situation better, and nothing will be a silver bullet aside from blowing up the whole system. — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, "Qualcomm promises three years of Android updates for its entire SoC lineup," 16 Dec. 2020 Initially, the hope was that contact tracing apps would be a silver bullet for contact tracing. — Elissa Redmiles, Scientific American, "How to Fix COVID Contact Tracing," 7 Dec. 2020 Lim, chief of Bristol Hospital’s emergency department, is urging people to keep in mind that this is no silver bullet for COVID-19. — Don Stacom, courant.com, "New COVID-19 treatment comes to Connecticut hospitals, but it’s in highly limited supply and helpful only to some patients," 19 Nov. 2020

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