saving grace
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of saving grace
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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Perhaps Lauren Sánchez Bezos, what with her pilot’s license and all, could be a saving grace?
From Salon • May 6, 2026
What was a liability has become a saving grace among car buyers sick of screens.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
And that has been, I think, our saving grace is our sense of humor.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
The one saving grace, said Timer, has been the public's "very significant rising awareness" of deforestation in Indonesia since the disaster.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
The only saving grace is that there were tickets available for the next day.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
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