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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The saving grace for this year’s WWDC video was my son constantly questioning why Craig Federighi had his shirt unbuttoned so far down. Tyler Hayes, PC Magazine, 9 June 2026 This perfume was my saving grace during the heatwave(s) of summer 2025. Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 6 June 2026 In fact, for the last two months, her style has been praised as its one saving grace, the side plot that’s kept viewers coming back week after week. Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 1 June 2026 Perhaps the biggest saving grace of shopping at Costco is that this comparatively small human doesn’t have to take things out of the cart and pile them onto a conveyer. Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026 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 17 Jun. 2026.

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