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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Peña’s formidable Ophelia might be the production’s saving grace. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025 Part of that strategy is the resurgence of third-party games, which could be the system’s saving grace. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025 As kingdom goes up against kingdom, lines will be crossed - and the only saving grace is a bet-your-life guarantee: family above everything. Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2025 But the film’s saving graces include relentless chase scenes, a soaring signature stunt, and one of the series’ most gravity-defying train escapes yet. Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 23 May 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 27 Jun. 2025.

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