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Examples of saving grace in a Sentence
It's expensive, but the machine's saving grace is its ease of operation.
One of her saving graces is a good sense of humor.
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Starting at Just $24 As my travels continued throughout picturesque Bavaria, Germany and back again in Austria, my durable Chelsea boots served as my saving grace time and time again.
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Jennifer Chan, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2025
No one escaped blame during the 19-game ugliness into the new year, but the goaltending, which was this team’s saving grace during the 12-4-1 start, has risen back to the top in January.
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Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
For Newsom, the fact that the next presidential election is four years away could be his saving grace.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
The saving grace in this instance is that Undisputed was never planned to be an annual release.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1798, in the meaning defined above
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“Saving grace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saving%20grace. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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