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
Shay said in the Oprah interview that her mother once told her, “You were born in a crystal ball with a silver spoon.’
From Washington Times • Jun. 5, 2023
“He’s not someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2022
The tray went on a small marble-topped side table and she knocked the top of the egg off for me with a pretty silver spoon as though I were a baby and needed feeding.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
