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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Honestly, the girls have really been my rock and saving grace. Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 23 July 2025 Capps’ only saving grace was that momentum carried the car down the track rather than stopping him. Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2025 But energy will likely not be a saving grace for Tesla. Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025 The one saving grace is Jonathan Majors as the complex time-traveling space king, Kang the Conqueror. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 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 20 Aug. 2025.

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