redeeming feature
Example Sentences
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Its redeeming feature was supposed to be re-establishing freedom of navigation in the Strait while nuclear talks proceeded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The news quickly trended on social media, with tributes saluting the "most famous tree in Australian education" as "majestic" and the university's "only redeeming feature".
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2016
Our critic says its main redeeming feature is Denzel Washington, “a great star, which means that he has that ineluctable what’s-it for selling the goods no matter what their sell-by date.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2016
USA Today's Claudia Puig says, "The only redeeming feature about 'The Gunman' is its exotic locations," which include the Congo, London, Barcelona and Gibraltar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2015
The only redeeming feature is that they all seem willing to take my money.”
From The Girl From Tim's Place by Charles Clark Munn