saving grace

Example Sentences

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The only saving grace for investors may be that the stock is already down 25% so far this year–underperforming Delta Air Lines’

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Either way, Emma has backed herself into a corner and hopes that honesty and context will be her saving grace.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

What was a liability has become a saving grace among car buyers sick of screens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The language of manifesting your dreams into reality might sound nonsensical or contrived, but to JOP, his magical thinking became his saving grace.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

And that's not such a had thing because your saving grace is that you’ve never lied to yourself about it.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini