Meaning of saving grace | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A redeeming quality or factor.
   countable
2. God's grace or blessing, enabling sinners to attain salvation.
   countable, uncountable

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Examples

“For all his treachery and deception, he had one saving grace: good manners.”

“With Gambier Bay and Hoel sinking and Roberts not much longer for this world, the Johnston is now set⟳ upon by four cruisers and a number⟳ of destroyers. The ship's crew patch holes as fast as they can, but the ship is literally gradually being taken apart by repeated salvos. The fact that this particular set⟳ of Japanese ships is STILL using armor-piercing instead of high explosive is the only saving grace.”

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