silver spoon
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of silver spoon
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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Yet even my former boyfriend from England, who I imagine having grown up with a silver spoon, would go on to acknowledge to me that Olive Garden was good in spite of his initial skepticism.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 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
As a labor organizer, Butler worked to better the lives of nurses in Baltimore and Milwaukee, janitors in Philadelphia and hospital workers in New Haven, Conn. No hedge funds or silver spoon in her background.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2023
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
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
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