Definitions

saving grace

NOUN

redeeming feature

Synonyms

WEAK

extenuative good point palliative point of character

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

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

The saving grace has been a spike in demand for data centers and other architecture needed to support the expansion of artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 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'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