silver lining

Example Sentences

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Bojarsky hopes the silver lining of the scandal is that there “might be more of a race” as people scrutinize the field of candidates.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

If there is a silver lining, however, it is that aging Americans are poised to shift more money into Treasury bills and other kinds of U.S. government debt.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

We can try to find another silver lining in reports that, with one-fifth of the world’s oil supply cut off, many nations are trying to jumpstart their shift to renewable energy.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

The silver lining is that with each energy price shock, we have become less reliant on oil and gas and more efficient in our overall energy use.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

If there was a silver lining, it was that the earthquake brought new funding and world attention to a country that had suffered in obscurity through too many natural, political, and health disasters.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French