silver spoon
Example Sentences
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"No silver spoons in my hood, just empty pockets," he mused.
From BBC
Old wives’ tales of silver spoons turning black when they touch a poisonous mushroom, or that only bright-colored or foul-tasting mushrooms are unsafe are false, he said.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s a life of silver spoons and salt air.
From Salon
"Some red squirrels have the luck of being born into gentler early environments, akin to being born with a silver spoon," Petrullo said.
From Science Daily
As a labor organizer, Butler worked to better the lives of nurses in Baltimore and Milwaukee, janitors in Philadelphia and hospital workers in New Haven, Conn. No hedge funds or silver spoon in her background.
From Los Angeles Times
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