How to Use save in a Sentence

save

1 of 3 verb
Definition of savenext
Synonyms for savenext
  • She would rather save than spend.
  • She saves part of her pay every week.
  • Save a little money for later.
  • She saved a tense situation by staying calm.
  • He is trying to save his marriage by going to counseling for his drug addiction.
  • She saved $15 at the grocery store by using coupons.
  • Thinner computer monitors save space.
  • I saved $20,000 for a down payment on the house.
  • And, since the nets work for just over two years, 1.3 lives are saved.
    — Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Make sure to clip the on-site coupon to save 30 percent on it.
    — Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2023
  • All-Star Emmanuel Clase is 26 for 33 in save chances for the Guardians.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 22 July 2023
  • Cher isn’t saving up all her tears for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
    — Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2023
  • One of the best ways to save during your trip is by stopping at RV parks along the way.
    — Isis Briones, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Evander dipped a shot toward Daniel in the 58th minute, but that was saved as well.
    — oregonlive, 17 June 2023
  • The deaths of three sisters spurred new thinking about how to save lives at the border.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Games like this also aren’t going to save the job of Grinch.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2023
  • That's on top of the new mortgage payment and saving up for all the costs of a new baby.
    — Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The son who saves the father may also be saved by the father.
    — James Wood, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
  • That move likely saved the south arm’s brine shrimp, brine flies and the birds that depend on them.
    — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
  • And now at the Pellot home, paramedics and police were struggling to save the life of the young wife and mother.
    — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Just do yourself a favor—save it for until the sun goes down.
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2024
  • United said that it's shown to save up to two minutes of boarding time.
    — CBS News, 18 Oct. 2023
  • When wealth is high, households save less (and vice versa).
    — Rachel Lin, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2024
  • To save up for a down payment, the couple moved in with parents to live rent-free for a period of time.
    — Matt Egan, CNN, 2 Mar. 2024
  • There are hundreds of great Amazon Prime Day deals to shop in 2023—but only a few will save you trips to the dentist.
    — Sarah Felbin, Health, 12 July 2023
  • What impact did the need to save your younger brother have on your character?
    — Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Letter to a Pig After the war, a Holocaust survivor writes a thank-you letter to a pig who saved his life.
    — Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2023
  • His grandfather saved every one of his pay stubs for the next thirty-five years.
    — Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2023
  • The taps in the Gaza Strip are running dry, and residents are scrambling to save every last drop of water.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2023
  • However, the Marines said the feature that kept the plane flying may not only have saved the life of the pilot but of others on the ground.
    — CBS News, 22 Sep. 2023
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save

2 of 3 noun
  • He leads the league in saves.
  • The goalie made a spectacular save.
  • He’s had a hand in 58% of their wins, 25 saves and one win.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 14 July 2023
  • John Schreiber seemed to have the save wrapped up in the ninth until Rafaela’s misread.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Kochetkov has been the backup, and made 18 saves on 22 shots.
    — Tom Canavan, ajc, 8 May 2023
  • Devin Williams pitched a scoreless ninth inning for the save.
    — Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Carter Johnson, a righty, pitched the seventh for his third save.
    — Skip Vaughn, al, 4 May 2023
  • Chien swoops his arm down at lightning speed for a quick save.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Lukas Dostal made 29 saves as the Ducks lost for the fifth time in their last six overall and sixth straight at home.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Shohei Ohtani will likely come on the ninth inning to secure the save.
    — Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Joe Peloquin made four saves to earn his fourth shutout of the season.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Mucha ended up making nine saves to keep Bartlett in the game, which wound up in a 0-0 tie.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Graterol notched the first four saves of his career last season.
    — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2023
  • The Voice, as four contestants were put through their paces for the instant save.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The eighth inning aside, when Trevor Stephan lost the plate, the game and blew his 10th save, there were some other things that worked against the Guardians.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Rohan Toc scored four goals and goalie Gabe Shostak had 15 saves and two goals for the Royals.
    — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The moves didn’t matter, though, because Cano slammed the door for his seventh save.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Ward pitched a scoreless seventh to pick up his third save.
    — Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Canyon Hills goalie Ryan Robinson turned in the save of the game, performing the splits to stop a penalty stroke.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2022
  • Bradley got a fast-break dunk of his own after a Butler steal and diving save.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Lange, who picked up his 14th save, froze Rodríguez with a curveball inside the zone.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 15 July 2023
  • Naeher had two saves to open the shootout, and then converted on a penalty of her own.
    — CBS News, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Abi Marcello and Faith Orsini combined to make five saves in the shutout.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Makayla Shoaf needed to make just two saves to earn the shutout, while the Falcons got 25 saves from Sarah Gardner.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2023
  • And, finally, Alex Lange closed out the White Sox for the second straight game, picking up his 23rd save of the season.
    — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Sweeney made the save and the Old Saybrook players began to celebrate.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 20 Nov. 2022
  • In that span, he’s suffered two extra-inning blown saves and been walked off both times.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Alexis Díaz earned his first save of the season with a scoreless ninth inning.
    — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 2 Apr. 2023
  • On the other end of the ice redshirt junior Jane Gervais (10 saves) recorded her fifth shutout of the season.
    — Journal Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Following the save to keep the Tigers’ season alive, Gavin combined forces with Gilman, who served up the winning goal with her cross from the left side of the box.
    — Jake Levin, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Nov. 2022
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save

3 of 3 preposition
  • We had no hope save one.
  • Coaches on both sides of the field and the ball save wrinkles for this game.
    — John Shinn Diehards, ajc, 11 Oct. 2017
  • Raisel Iglesias got six outs for his 26th save of the season.
    — Adry Torres, courant.com, 11 Sep. 2017
  • His shot tailed wide and Smith made a diving save that deflected off the post.
    — Jarrid Denney For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive.com, 14 July 2019
  • Daniel James later turned in a scoreless ninth inning for the 17th save of his career and first of the season.
    — Bailey Arredondo, star-telegram, 20 Mar. 2018
  • First, goalkeeper Daniel Vega made a kick save of a Mackay-Steven shot in the 40th minute.
    — Michael Lewis, The Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2019
  • Keynan Middleton came in as the third pitcher of the 11th and got his third career save as the Angels tried to move up in the wild-card race.
    — The Associated Press, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2017
  • Bobrovsky’s best save of that period was a filthy theft of Claude Giroux on a three-on-one midway through.
    — Sam Donnellon, Philly.com, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Diaz allowed a pair of singles in his outing, but notched his 42nd save of the season.
    — Ryan Divish, The Seattle Times, 6 Aug. 2018
  • Facing the middle of the Phillies lineup in the bottom of the ninth inning, Reds closer Raisel Iglesias earned his 13th save of the season.
    — Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati.com, 9 June 2019
  • Alex Colomé worked the 10th for his 16th save and broke the White Sox record for consecutive save chances converted to start a season.
    — Stephen Hawkins, sun-sentinel.com, 22 June 2019
  • Greene has converted 19 of 22 save chances this season.
    — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 27 June 2018
  • The simple format and smaller size save shoppers time and lower cost.
    — Guy Boulton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2018
  • Will Smith, who had not pitched in nine days because of back inflammation, handled the ninth for his 33rd save of the season.
    — Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, 15 Sep. 2019
  • The shot came off Davis, who had been 32-for-32 in save opportunities this season.
    — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2017
  • Kelvin Herrera threw a perfect ninth inning to secure his 13th save of the season and the Royals' seventh win in 11 games.
    — Maria Torres, kansascity, 2 June 2018
  • That was easily Poland’s best opportunity of the game, and Ospina’s first save of the night.
    — Joel Petterson, New York Times, 25 June 2018
  • Alex Colome worked the 10th for his 16th save, breaking the Sox record for consecutive save chances converted to start a season.
    — Stephen Hawkins, chicagotribune.com, 21 June 2019
  • Oakland finished the game with closer Liam Hendriks, who recorded his 23rd save of the season.
    — C.j. Peterson, The Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2019
  • Except for a shutout against Detroit on Nov. 2, those are the highest save percentages Bobrovsky has had all year.
    — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 10 Dec. 2019
  • Naeher’s diving save of England captain Steph Houghton’s penalty kick in the 84th minute...
    — Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 3 July 2019
  • Juve did their utmost to turn the tide, and Handanovic had to make a smart low save against Costa and a brilliant stop from substitute Paulo Dybala's fine free kick.
    — SI.com, 28 Apr. 2018
  • Or: a terrible mishap, and our tests to match for transfusions save another life.
    — Bulletin Board, Twin Cities, 16 June 2019
  • Aroldis Chapman got a five-out save as the wild-card Yankees avoided a three-game sweep by the defending AL champions.
    — USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2017
  • Never include the gift registry on the wedding save the date or invitation.
    — Myka Meier, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 Oct. 2018
  • Will a $1,000 entrance fee to a national park save the Komodo dragon?
    — Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 7 Oct. 2019
  • But when goalkeeper Adam Griwis dove to make his second penalty save of the night, the response from the Wall was an instant cacophony.
    — Julia Poe, Pro Soccer USA, 12 July 2019
  • Meanwhile, over on the south side of Chicago, Taylor earned his 21st save of the season for Minnesota with a scoreless inning about 30 minutes prior to his twin’s debut.
    — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 28 Aug. 2019
  • Smith is 19-for-19 in save opportunities this year, but of all the Giants on the roster, no one is more likely to be pitching for a contender come August and September than Smith.
    — Kerry Crowley, The Mercury News, 19 June 2019
  • Maeda, shifted to the bullpen at the beginning of the month, secured the final two outs for second save this season and the fifth of his career, one made possible by Gyorko’s timely emergence.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2019

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