Definitions

saving grace

NOUN

redeeming feature

Synonyms

WEAK

extenuative good point palliative point of character

Example Sentences

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The saving grace for the labor market is a surprisingly low level of layoffs.

From MarketWatch

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal

And that has been, I think, our saving grace is our sense of humor.

From Los Angeles Times

The one saving grace, said Timer, has been the public's "very significant rising awareness" of deforestation in Indonesia since the disaster.

From Barron's