How to Use save in a Sentence

save

1 of 3 verb

• She would rather save than spend.
• She saves part of her pay every week.
• Save a little money for later.
• She saved a tense situation by staying calm.
• He is trying to save his marriage by going to counseling for his drug addiction.
• She saved $15 at the grocery store by using coupons.
• Thinner computer monitors save space.
• War had saved the city of Seoul.
  — Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
• Join the blood drive and do your part to save lives.
  — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
• The right kiss will save them, but the wrong one will kill them.
  — Brittany Johnson, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
• No single lone wolf will save the day.
  — Maria Ross, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
• Be sure to save this for later.
  — Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 22 June 2026
• And who will save our bacon then?
  — John Cleveland, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
• Perhaps she could have been saved.
  — Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
• Police said the man had saved her life.
  — CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
• This might save you some money.
  — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
• This was a team that got saved by its defense.
  — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
• The hometown kid saved her best for last.
  — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
• The only thing this serum can’t save us from?
  — Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
• Here’s why saving him saved the show.
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
• Gotta save the house first, and then go outside.
  — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
• That isn’t just a way to save dollars and cents.
  — Dr. Anne Marie Morse, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
• Something that will save your soul over the next few weeks.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
• The car shows up at their doorstep, saving them time and stress.
  — Summer Ballentine, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
• He’d been blown up trying to save some guys who’d got blown up.
  — Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
• Trim some of the fat from the steak and save to render in the pan.
  — ABC News, 15 June 2026
• The same goes for your spending habits, so save some for a rainy day.
  — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
• Get it wrong, and the best headline in the world won't save you.
  — Adam Salacuse, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
• Few things owned by the Evanses were saved.
  — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
• How much do Georgians save with no gas tax?
  — Irene Wright, USA Today, 18 May 2026

save

2 of 3 noun

• He leads the league in saves.
• The goalie made a spectacular save.
• Holds don’t quite (count) the same as saves.
  — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
• Holds don't quite (count) the same as saves.
  — Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
• But then the Sabres got a save.
  — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
• Megill struck out two in the ninth for his eighth save.
  — ABC News, 31 May 2026
• This year’s team has blown 11 saves.
  — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
• Domínguez got out of the jam for his ninth save of the year.
  — ABC News, 10 May 2026
• Bednar got five outs for the save.
  — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
• Two saves came within a four-minute span.
  — Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
• Wicks notched his first save of the season.
  — CBS News, 28 June 2026
• Some of the best saves happened to be against him.
  — Scott Powers, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
• Swayman, though, was there to make the save.
  — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
• Here’s the full save again, in all of its glory.
  — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
• Miller struck out two in a perfect ninth for his eighth save.
  — CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
• Miller struck out two in a perfect ninth for his eighth save.
  — Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
• Chien swoops his arm down at lightning speed for a quick save.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
• Any good team needs a goalie to make key saves at key times to keep you in it.
  — Arpon Basu, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
• Husso made 22 saves in the win.
  — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
• Clayton Beeter pitched the ninth for his sixth save.
  — CBS News, 23 June 2026
• Clayton Beeter pitched the ninth for his sixth save.
  — ABC News, 22 June 2026
• Clements finished with 35 saves in the game.
  — Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026
• Scott led the majors in blown saves (10).
  — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
• Scott’s 10 blown saves led the major leagues.
  — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
• Taylor Rogers got the last two outs for his first save.
  — CBS News, 19 May 2026
• Williams picked up his 12th save of the season.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026
• Darlow did not have a save to make until near the hour mark.
  — Beren Cross, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
• Vest also pitched the ninth for his second save.
  — CBS News, 22 June 2026
• Lange earned his eighth save since taking over the closer role.
  — Kansas City Star, 5 July 2026
• Graterol notched the first four saves of his career last season.
  — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2023

save

3 of 3 preposition

• We had no hope save one.
• Coaches on both sides of the field and the ball save wrinkles for this game.
  — John Shinn Diehards, ajc, 11 Oct. 2017
• His shot tailed wide and Smith made a diving save that deflected off the post.
  — Jarrid Denney For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive.com, 14 July 2019
• Raisel Iglesias got six outs for his 26th save of the season.
  — Adry Torres, courant.com, 11 Sep. 2017
• The simple format and smaller size save shoppers time and lower cost.
  — Guy Boulton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2018
• Diaz allowed a pair of singles in his outing, but notched his 42nd save of the season.
  — Ryan Divish, The Seattle Times, 6 Aug. 2018
• Bobrovsky’s best save of that period was a filthy theft of Claude Giroux on a three-on-one midway through.
  — Sam Donnellon, Philly.com, 16 Feb. 2018
• Never include the gift registry on the wedding save the date or invitation.
  — Myka Meier, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 Oct. 2018
• Daniel James later turned in a scoreless ninth inning for the 17th save of his career and first of the season.
  — Bailey Arredondo, star-telegram, 20 Mar. 2018
• Will Smith, who had not pitched in nine days because of back inflammation, handled the ninth for his 33rd save of the season.
  — Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, 15 Sep. 2019
• That was easily Poland’s best opportunity of the game, and Ospina’s first save of the night.
  — Joel Petterson, New York Times, 25 June 2018
• The shot came off Davis, who had been 32-for-32 in save opportunities this season.
  — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2017
• Oakland finished the game with closer Liam Hendriks, who recorded his 23rd save of the season.
  — C.j. Peterson, The Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2019
• First, goalkeeper Daniel Vega made a kick save of a Mackay-Steven shot in the 40th minute.
  — Michael Lewis, The Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2019
• Will a $1,000 entrance fee to a national park save the Komodo dragon?
  — Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 7 Oct. 2019
• Keynan Middleton came in as the third pitcher of the 11th and got his third career save as the Angels tried to move up in the wild-card race.
  — The Associated Press, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2017
• Kelvin Herrera threw a perfect ninth inning to secure his 13th save of the season and the Royals' seventh win in 11 games.
  — Maria Torres, kansascity, 2 June 2018
• Aroldis Chapman got a five-out save as the wild-card Yankees avoided a three-game sweep by the defending AL champions.
  — USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2017
• Alex Colome worked the 10th for his 16th save, breaking the Sox record for consecutive save chances converted to start a season.
  — Stephen Hawkins, chicagotribune.com, 21 June 2019
• But when goalkeeper Adam Griwis dove to make his second penalty save of the night, the response from the Wall was an instant cacophony.
  — Julia Poe, Pro Soccer USA, 12 July 2019
• Alex Colomé worked the 10th for his 16th save and broke the White Sox record for consecutive save chances converted to start a season.
  — Stephen Hawkins, sun-sentinel.com, 22 June 2019
• Juve did their utmost to turn the tide, and Handanovic had to make a smart low save against Costa and a brilliant stop from substitute Paulo Dybala's fine free kick.
  — SI.com, 28 Apr. 2018
• Maeda, shifted to the bullpen at the beginning of the month, secured the final two outs for second save this season and the fifth of his career, one made possible by Gyorko’s timely emergence.
  — Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2019
• Facing the middle of the Phillies lineup in the bottom of the ninth inning, Reds closer Raisel Iglesias earned his 13th save of the season.
  — Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati.com, 9 June 2019
• Meanwhile, over on the south side of Chicago, Taylor earned his 21st save of the season for Minnesota with a scoreless inning about 30 minutes prior to his twin’s debut.
  — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 28 Aug. 2019
• Smith is 19-for-19 in save opportunities this year, but of all the Giants on the roster, no one is more likely to be pitching for a contender come August and September than Smith.
  — Kerry Crowley, The Mercury News, 19 June 2019