saving grace

Example Sentences

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Since 2022, the “big saving grace if you lost your job has been you could go across the street and find a new one,” Song said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Looking at Louie, whose getaway speed was his saving grace, Pete thought he saw the same incipient talent.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand