saving grace

noun

: a redeeming quality or factor

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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Some street vendors see the program as a saving grace after struggling to operate in the city. Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2024 Will the upcoming school challenge be the saving grace? Leo Barraclough, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024 Things go smoothly for the deck crew leaving the port, though Iain’s true saving grace for not being top of the firing list is Bri and Ellie’s hatred of each other. Emma Soren, Vulture, 29 July 2024 Los Angeles hardly made any moves to their team over the offseason and has been eying the upcoming trade deadline as a saving grace. Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for saving grace 

Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of saving grace was in 1798

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“Saving grace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saving%20grace. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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