silver spoon
Example Sentences
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I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026
"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 • Apr. 25, 2024
The gilded silver spoon escaped the Parliamentary melting pot because a man who’d once worked for the king bought it for 16 shillings.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2023
Derived from the English expression that refers to those born into privilege "with a silver spoon in their mouth", a "gold spoon" is someone from the top 1% of high-income households in South Korea.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2022
She reached under the wedding crowns and the hair braids to come up with something Chapter Eleven hadn’t seen: a silver spoon.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
