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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But there are a few silver linings in the data that point to vulnerabilities, not strengths, for Big Oil.
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Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 17 June 2025
In an email to the Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences, the college’s dean, Adrian Randolph, offered a silver lining to Northwestern’s decision not to offer salary increases this year, except to those who have already received a contractual commitment.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
But for now, on both Musk and tariffs, the silver lining looks more important than the cloud.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 29 May 2025
As those buildings empty, there could be at least a small silver lining for some properties around them.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025
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Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 17 June 2025
In an email to the Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences, the college’s dean, Adrian Randolph, offered a silver lining to Northwestern’s decision not to offer salary increases this year, except to those who have already received a contractual commitment.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
But for now, on both Musk and tariffs, the silver lining looks more important than the cloud.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 29 May 2025
As those buildings empty, there could be at least a small silver lining for some properties around them.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025
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“Silver lining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silver%20lining. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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