as in rescue
the saving from danger or evil
we spent the night in the cellar praying for salvation from the tornadoes
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Recent Examples of salvation
For Shakespeare’s characters the possibility of a second chance could be their undoing or their salvation.
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Alexander Leggatt, The New York Review of Books, 28 Nov. 2024
Here's hoping that, if they are needed this November, our courts will be our rock and salvation.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
But the situation also sets off a wave of panic and confusion as people come to grips with the idea of being killed by the very same thing that once seemed to be the key to their salvation.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
Because that empathy, my friends, is our salvation.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Alexander Leggatt, The New York Review of Books, 28 Nov. 2024
Here's hoping that, if they are needed this November, our courts will be our rock and salvation.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
But the situation also sets off a wave of panic and confusion as people come to grips with the idea of being killed by the very same thing that once seemed to be the key to their salvation.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
Because that empathy, my friends, is our salvation.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for salvation
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“Salvation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salvation. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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