redeeming
adjective
re·deem·ing
ri-ˈdē-miŋ 
: serving to offset or compensate for a defect
her performance is the film's redeeming feature
Examples of redeeming in a Sentence
The job's only redeeming feature is the employee discount.
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In the end of Close Your Eyes, there is a redeeming gaze.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2024
Maybe that gives the parroting some redeeming value.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Isaiah, played by Aspen Kennedy from the BET’s drama series Kingdom Business, is offered a job by a successful businessman who takes an interest in him, begins mentoring him, and points him to a redeeming Christian faith.
—Heather Hamilton, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Aug. 2024
To call politics war cheapens the sacrifices made by actual soldiers and turns our political opponents from good people (who have good reasons for wanting different policies) to enemies (who have no redeeming qualities and must be destroyed).
—Jennifer Mercieca, TIME, 15 July 2024
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2024
Maybe that gives the parroting some redeeming value.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Isaiah, played by Aspen Kennedy from the BET’s drama series Kingdom Business, is offered a job by a successful businessman who takes an interest in him, begins mentoring him, and points him to a redeeming Christian faith.
—Heather Hamilton, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Aug. 2024
To call politics war cheapens the sacrifices made by actual soldiers and turns our political opponents from good people (who have good reasons for wanting different policies) to enemies (who have no redeeming qualities and must be destroyed).
—Jennifer Mercieca, TIME, 15 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for redeeming
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“Redeeming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redeeming. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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