silver spoon

Example Sentences

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Tice, who attended the £16,000 per-term Uppingham School, agreed that he was born "with a silver spoon in his mouth".

From BBC • May 16, 2025

"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

"Pulled out the silver spoon to say that," actor and comedian Diedrich Bader wrote on Threads.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 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 looked into the rearview mirror as he slowed for a crossroads and saw Mary Anne with a silver spoon catching tears as they fell from her eyes and flicking the spoon at her brother.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy