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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Alas, the nine innings that followed that news were no saving grace. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026

Someone unfamiliar with salt bread might even suspect a major baking error, seeing a questionably smooth croissant that entirely missed the lamination process, adorned with only a few flecks of salt acting as its saving grace. — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 19 July 2026

Her hairstylist, Aaron Carlo, who also styled the bride, was her saving grace. — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026

Alongside the comedy, the performances from the two leads prove the movie’s saving grace. — Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for saving grace

• aerospace
• anatase
• anyplace
• commonplace
• cyberspace
• database
• diabase
• diastase
• dnase
• elastase
• fireplace
• hyperspace