bright spot

noun

informal

: a good thing that occurs during a bad or difficult time

Car sales were one of the few bright spots for the economy last year.

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Although things have been tough, the mom of two shared that her kids have been a bright spot for her amid uncertain times. —

Hannah Sacks, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025 The Patriots have struggled to build through the draft; Maye was the only bright spot of the selections that were made in 2024. —

Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025 Yet even that rare bright spot in relations couldn’t fully escape the shadow of distrust and animosity between the two countries – sentiments that some fear will only deepen now that President Donald Trump is back in the White House with a cabinet staffed with China hawks. —

Nectar Gan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025 The moment was a bright spot of the night, with Moore touching on how the movie helped break her out of a particularly disheartening professional slump. —

Megan McCluskey, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for bright spot