saving grace

Example Sentences

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His saving grace proved to be his wife Linda, whom he married in March 1969.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

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 • Feb. 19, 2026

Amid all the hand-wringing about a decline in job openings and rising layoffs, there’s a less-followed labor-market trend that’s been a saving grace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

The elderly teacher was a man without learning, without the wisdom that some unlearned men acquire with their years, without even the saving grace of kindness.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt