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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The defense, which had been the team’s saving grace this season, gave up season highs in yards (505) and points, including 27 unanswered in the second half. Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024 Perhaps the only saving grace is that the announcement to the public was so delayed that many of those animals were actually eaten before consumers knew there was a problem and there were no reports of illness. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024 Our meticulous planning had indeed been our saving grace. Sidharth Ramsinghaney, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 Hilary Banks, a character played on The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air, became my saving grace. Essence, 23 Sep. 2024 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 30 Dec. 2024.

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