saving grace

noun

|Updated on: 9 Jun 2018

Examples: saving grace in a Sentence

Definition of saving grace

: a redeeming quality or factor

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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.

Recent Examples of saving grace from the Web

The one saving grace for Republicans about Trump scandals is that there isn't necessarily a wider reach to implicate Republicans in Congress or Republicans nationwide, too.

— thomas novelly, The Courier-Journal, "Kentucky professor: Trump pardoning himself a 'constitutional crisis'," 4 June 2018
Perhaps the biggest saving grace is a barely recognizable Nicole Kidman as Queen Boadicea, a punk-rock impresario-slash-guru who helps Zan unleash her inner (and intergalactic) rebel in a climactic concert scene.

— kerry lengel, azcentral, "Nicole Kidman is the life of 'How to Talk to Girls at Parties'," 31 May 2018
That's the only saving grace in this most devastating story.

— tina turnbow, Marie Claire, "The End of The Americans: Keri Russell's Last Stand," 31 May 2018
And that universality is the saving grace of this Fringe show.

— matthew j. palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Review: Dammit, Jim! I'm a Comedienne, Not a Doctor - Fringe 2018," 14 May 2018
Her saving grace was this strong and strange imagination.

— david gilbert, The New Yorker, "Fungus," 4 June 2017
Claude Puel's Leicester City side have stagnated towards the end of this season with the Arsenal win in midweek being their only saving grace.

— SI.com, "Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City Match Preview: Classic Encounter, Key Battle, Team News & More," 12 May 2018
Luckily, smoothies are quick to throw together and easy to drink on the go—on busy days, a smoothie is sometimes my saving grace.

— audrey bruno, SELF, "9 Smoothies With 2 Servings of Veggies (That You Won't Even Notice)," 1 May 2018
To win the Europa League will be the only saving grace for Arsene Wenger's last season in charge, and the Gunners will want to send him off having won silverware.

— SI.com, "Arsenal Fans React on Social Media to Defender's 'Garbage' Europa League Semi-Final Performance," 27 Apr. 2018

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