silver lining

Example Sentences

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A slight improvement in services sentiment provided a silver lining, as well as a drop in selling-price expectations, pointing to a slower transition of input costs into core inflation, Colijn notes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

All of which goes to show that there are few clouds without a silver lining, including the cloud of higher interest rates.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

It’s almost possible to concoct a silver lining from this dreadful situation, but only by focusing on short-term electoral politics in the most bloodless and instrumental fashion.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

The cuts also had a "silver lining", she said, by encouraging African governments to invest more in their health systems despite financial challenges.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

I filled myself with such hope and continued to cling to a silver lining, which seemed to disappear as rapidly as my desperation to cling to it increased.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane