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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The silver lining When announcing the news on social media, the Mount Vernon-Belvedere Association, or MVBA, described some of the work that's been done.
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Dennis Valera, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
However, the silver lining of that sell-off, says Jim, is an opportunity for investors to start a position in Apple before the market wakes up to the strength of its AI strategy.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
But coach Darrell Mosley took encouragement from Coppin State outrebounding the taller Gamecocks, 38-37, and saw the silver lining in participating in a lopsided result.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2026
Every silver lining’s got a touch of gold and crimson.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
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Dennis Valera, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
However, the silver lining of that sell-off, says Jim, is an opportunity for investors to start a position in Apple before the market wakes up to the strength of its AI strategy.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
But coach Darrell Mosley took encouragement from Coppin State outrebounding the taller Gamecocks, 38-37, and saw the silver lining in participating in a lopsided result.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2026
Every silver lining’s got a touch of gold and crimson.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
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“Silver lining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silver%20lining. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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