Example Sentences

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Stuber has a very silver-linings perspective that is, it must be said, rife with privilege.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

The two of them are quite different, said Alexandra, who also calls her mother by her full name: “She’s like a silver-linings person and I’m a dark-cloud person.”

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2022

“Dragons” is an honest album and one that gives a window into the life of this dad next door- a Nashville family man who acknowledges both the silver-linings and complexities of life.

From Washington Times • Aug. 16, 2019