variants
or saviour
1
: one that saves from danger or destruction
2
: one who brings salvation
Examples of savior in a Sentence
We all felt that she was our savior.
the policeman proved to be our savior, arriving on the scene just as we were about to be mugged
Recent Examples on the Web
Conservatives latched onto him as a potential country music savior; liberals disdained him as a fat-shaming libertarian.
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Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024
As the company’s fortunes spiraled, a savior emerged: a16z, whose crypto boss Chris Dixon had been an early investor in the company.
—Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2024
No longer a savior of filmmakers, Annapurna became a deserter of them.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024
According to this account, Ballard, a former U.S. intelligence agent, traveled to Colombia in 2014, shortly after founding OUR with the desire to portray himself in a documentary or TV series as a heroic savior of trafficked children.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2024
Not only her being my savior, but just like reminiscing even this interview of us having right now, how every day is precious.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 13 Feb. 2024
In dry, colder months, body oil is a savior for the skin, offering deep hydration.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2024
The flat brush, specifically, has been a savior for my shower tiles.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
Admiral de Gaulle spent his life in the shadow of his father, France’s wartime savior and the founder of its Fifth Republic, despite his own illustrious record in the French Resistance and his distinguished military career afterward.
—Adam Nossiter, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024
As the company’s fortunes spiraled, a savior emerged: a16z, whose crypto boss Chris Dixon had been an early investor in the company.
—Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2024
No longer a savior of filmmakers, Annapurna became a deserter of them.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024
According to this account, Ballard, a former U.S. intelligence agent, traveled to Colombia in 2014, shortly after founding OUR with the desire to portray himself in a documentary or TV series as a heroic savior of trafficked children.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2024
Not only her being my savior, but just like reminiscing even this interview of us having right now, how every day is precious.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 13 Feb. 2024
In dry, colder months, body oil is a savior for the skin, offering deep hydration.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2024
The flat brush, specifically, has been a savior for my shower tiles.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
Admiral de Gaulle spent his life in the shadow of his father, France’s wartime savior and the founder of its Fifth Republic, despite his own illustrious record in the French Resistance and his distinguished military career afterward.
—Adam Nossiter, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
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“Savior.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/savior. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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