saving grace

NOUN

redeeming feature

Synonyms

WEAK

extenuative good point palliative point of character

Example Sentences

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The oil market’s saving grace was the remarkable surplus it carried into the conflict, which cushioned the blow far better than analysts predicted when the Strait of Hormuz first closed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Either way, Emma has backed herself into a corner and hopes that honesty and context will be her saving grace.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 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

The language of manifesting your dreams into reality might sound nonsensical or contrived, but to JOP, his magical thinking became his saving grace.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

My other saving grace in the weeks leading up to the P&G Championship meet on August 17 in Hartford, Connecticut, was my sports psychologist, Robert Andrews.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles