silver lining
Example Sentences
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The one silver lining is that businesses aren’t firing many people, either: Layoffs are near a record low, and show no sign of rising.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Pakistan may have found a star in the making, a silver lining to a terrible tour.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
There’s a silver lining to rising interest rates and soaring borrowing costs: Corporate pension funds have finally rebounded after years of deep deficits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
If there is a silver lining, the participation rate of workers in their prime — ages 25 to 54 — was much higher in July and not far from an all-time high.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
In a quick motion I hoped no one behind would notice, I snuck them into the space between his side and the coffin’s plush silver lining.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
