How to Use salvation in a Sentence

salvation

noun
  • Tourism has been the salvation of the island.
  • Will this new path bring salvation or tragedy?
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Their faith and doubts, their search for salvation in the desert.
    — Chloe Melas, CNN, 16 June 2021
  • Slather it on, wait for salvation.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Oct. 2025
  • So could a weekend sleep-in be the salvation?
    — Hannah Silverman, Parents, 23 Jan. 2026
  • So much of this character is based on the idea of salvation.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2025
  • The film tells the story of a child, bruised by life, who finds salvation through his love of dogs.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 July 2023
  • But salvation was on the way in the form of new coach Scott Frost.
    — Matt Murschel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 30 Aug. 2017
  • Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him.
    — Deb Mazzocco, Twin Cities, 10 June 2017
  • The Bible tells us to pray for our leaders — for their salvation.
    — Anthony Leonardi, Washington Examiner, 17 Aug. 2020
  • However, fear not, there is some salvation to be found in the stats.
    — SI.com, 18 Sep. 2019
  • Art could be the salvation of the world, Penrose once thought.
    — Town & Country, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Legend holds that a dip in the holy waters will cleanse them of sins and grant salvation.
    — Kyra Colah, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Drawn in by his message of salvation, David reached out.
    — Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Heaven is only here, and salvation is up to us alone.
    — Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
  • This time around, a waiting game might provide the path to salvation.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 May 2025
  • The notebook, which seemed at first like her salvation, ends up being her doom.
    — Sarah Chihaya, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2023
  • And in the end, her family has been her salvation.
    — Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
  • What parent doesn't want salvation from the threat of failing their kids?
    — Alison Escalante, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Our salvation may lie in learning to love without one.
    — Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
  • Our salvation may lie in learning to love without one.
    — Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • These are not stories of salvation.
    — Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The most direct route to textual salvation is to tell him to knock it off.
    — Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2022
  • The first sign of trouble comes at the same time as a hint of potential salvation.
    — Andrew Das, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2017
  • Here to wash away the sins of a fallen franchise, to offer salvation to its fan base.
    — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 8 Feb. 2018
  • The problem is that his people are looking for salvation in the wrong place.
    — Vivian Gornick, The New York Review of Books, 9 Mar. 2021
  • The path to salvation is a stretch of roadside near the border of Brazil.
    — The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2021
  • The proof is that Jesus Christ gave his life for your salvation.
    — Billy Graham, kansascity.com, 25 May 2017
  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine has lost one of its best chances at salvation.
    — Bill Keveney, USA TODAY, 11 May 2018
  • The teens were asked to give their lives over to Jesus to find purpose and salvation.
    — CBS News, 10 Feb. 2022

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