How to Use saving grace in a Sentence

saving grace

noun
Definition of saving gracenext
  • It's expensive, but the machine's saving grace is its ease of operation.
  • The saving grace in the past was that win or lose, the team was at least a lot of fun to watch.
    — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The saving grace, as is so often the case in this show, is the details.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Frozen food can be the saving grace of a weeknight meal.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 26 July 2022
  • The Deacons have been turnover prone of late, which could be the Knights’ saving grace.
    — Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2021
  • The saving grace is that price is very close to support at $143 which was the point of the last breakout.
    — Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 7 Nov. 2021
  • But the Moisture Surge 100 Hour has been its saving grace.
    — Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Mar. 2021
  • The saving grace had lately been that if Texas could get to one of its closers, things were safe.
    — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The saving grace is that, left on its own, oak wilt spreads very slowly.
    — Greg Stanley, Star Tribune, 5 July 2021
  • By Suzy Khimm | Read more For many, group chats have been the saving grace of the pandemic.
    — NBC News, 8 Mar. 2021
  • Perhaps a saving grace could come in the form of the annual draft, though.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 8 June 2021
  • That serves as a common copout and might be a wild attempt at a saving grace.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022
  • That identity has been the saving grace of the Huskies when shots aren’t falling.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Perhaps the only saving grace for Oregon State was the timing of the loss.
    — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 13 May 2023
  • For all those who opt for non-dairy treats, this dessert maker is your saving grace.
    — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 3 June 2022
  • The cultural churn that makes something a star one day and destroys it the next could be the saving grace.
    — Kim Severson, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Of course, a crucial saving grace to crumbs and sticky fingers on the road is napkins or hand wipes.
    — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2024
  • If your in-laws argue over movie night picks, then this movie poster will be their saving grace.
    — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 27 Apr. 2022
  • So there wasn't a ton of time, which probably was my saving grace.
    — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2023
  • For a good period of time, binders were my saving grace.
    — Leo Baker, Time, 15 July 2021
  • Krakowski is the saving grace of this episode, but all of the appeal of the countess is in the performance rather than the writing.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2021
  • The veteran starters are often the saving grace for the Bulls, producing over half of the team’s points per game.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 18 Nov. 2022
  • What next? There might be a saving grace on the horizon for the Times — and the news industry in general.
    — Justin Klawans, theweek, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Magnus and Emma Bugge died on the same day, with the saving grace that neither had to learn of the other’s passing.
    — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Drag has been my life, it's been my saving grace, it's given me a place to express myself.
    — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 2 Sep. 2021
  • The one saving grace was their quick action to get Apple’s support right away.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Garcia’s cheesecake was the saving grace for her and her teammate.
    — Lauren McDowell, Chron, 24 Mar. 2022
  • The only saving grace is that not many Alaskans believe in Santa Claus.
    — Sarah Montalbano, WSJ, 29 July 2022
  • The one saving grace, according to the EPA, is that minor leaks are often fairly easy to fix.
    — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Apr. 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

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