Every cloud has a silver lining

1. Every misfortune has its positive aspect.

Idioms and Phrases

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Example Sentences

The teenager said: "That's amazing news. Every cloud has a silver lining."

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“It was a disruptive time for me as a mother, a wife and as a company executive. But I believe every cloud has a silver lining. It really was an invaluable experience in my life. I will never forget all the good wishes I received.”

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“There’s a saying in Spanish ‘No hay mal que por bien no venga,’ ” he said, a phase that basically translates as “every cloud has a silver lining.”

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If every cloud has a silver lining, Donald Trump's destructiveness offers this one: He has forced us to a point of reckoning about America.

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"People say every cloud has a silver lining but when you're in the cloud it does not look like it," she says.

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