glimmer of hope
Noun
Meaning
glimmer of hope (plural glimmers of hope)
A good omen; a small but undependable chance of something positive to come.
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After another week without significant leaps in the number of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations or deaths, British Columbians have been given a glimmer of hope about the future.
A film as mournful about time’s passage as Once Upon A Time… in Hollywood, but with an admittedly brief glimmer of hope.
As the pandemic reaches new heights, with nearly 12 million cases and 260,000 deaths recorded in the U.S. to date, a glimmer of hope is on the horizon.
But any glimmer of hope for locals in Leicester was quashed this morning, as Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby, said restrictions will stay put for another fortnight.
Boris offers glimmer of hope to end two-metre rule: PM says.
He worries that Friday's message — about a "glimmer of hope" that efforts are working to reduce the spread of the disease — from Dr. Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix might be taken the wrong way by British Columbians.