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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Tunable Compassion One saving grace might be that pinnacle AI would potentially allow for tunable compassion. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025 The one saving grace is that Stroman is almost certainly not going to reach 140 innings this season, voiding an $18 million player option for 2026. Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025 But there’s one saving grace of that slow crawl to the Gulf and its white sandy shores: Bates House of Turkey. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 17 May 2025 The saving grace is that Jada manages to stay friends with her former Phoenix co-workers, Lanae (frontwoman of a punk band, the Donner Party) and Audrey (a runner and hacker in her spare time). Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025 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 25 Jul. 2025.

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