silver lining

noun

: a consoling or hopeful prospect

Example Sentences

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 Meanwhile, the comparatively underfunded women’s team is perhaps Chinese soccer’s only silver lining; the world No. 14 team won last year’s Asian Cup and is considered a dark horse for the Women’s World Cup in July. —

Andrew Mcnicol, CNN, 7 Apr. 2023 Could missing the playoffs have a silver lining? —

Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 4 Apr. 2023 The silver lining? —

Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Feb. 2023 In a time of uncertainty, distress and isolation, there was a silver lining: opportunity. —

Olivia Peluso, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023 However, there was a silver lining. —

Whitney Perry, Glamour, 23 Jan. 2023 Yet maybe that's a silver lining. —

Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2023 There is a silver lining, though. —

Vulture, 9 Jan. 2023 There is somewhat of a silver lining, however. —

Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2022 See More

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