silver spoon
Example Sentences
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"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’s not someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2022
He adds milk, stirs it noisily, rests the small silver spoon on the rim of his saucer, and takes a long slurp.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
