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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