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 saving grace of these mornings was that, when the time was up, Norman was free to grab a rifle or a fishing rod and head outdoors.
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Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
The enthusiastic conductor, Clément Mao-Takacs, could be overly flashy, but the real glory in the opera, its saving grace in many ways, was the exceptional beauty and expression of Saariaho’s orchestral writing, and this came through spectacularly well.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
The saving grace for both Irving and the Mavs is the series shifting back to Dallas, where Irving will play in front of a crowd attempting to lift him up rather than rip him down.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 10 June 2024
Historically, Chanel’s connection to the British prime minister is most likely to have been her saving grace.
—Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2024
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Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
The enthusiastic conductor, Clément Mao-Takacs, could be overly flashy, but the real glory in the opera, its saving grace in many ways, was the exceptional beauty and expression of Saariaho’s orchestral writing, and this came through spectacularly well.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
The saving grace for both Irving and the Mavs is the series shifting back to Dallas, where Irving will play in front of a crowd attempting to lift him up rather than rip him down.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 10 June 2024
Historically, Chanel’s connection to the British prime minister is most likely to have been her saving grace.
—Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2024
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“Saving grace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saving%20grace. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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