redeeming

Example Sentences

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The character doesn’t need any redeeming qualities for this particular film to remain entertaining.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

But it doesn’t take much to detect the pride he has in his son, whose work may not reliably pay the bills but has brought public recognition and a sense of redeeming purpose.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

Tolkien, a scholar of Old English, studied the “theory of courage” found in poems such as the ancient epic “Beowulf,” redeeming what he called the “noble northern spirit” from the fascists who would pervert it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

The company has been counting on redeeming most of its convertible debt with equity under the terms of the offerings.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

Arguing for any redeeming quality in the people who had committed it was a kind of rank treason.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor