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
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Instead, after the Browns took Baker Mayfield, Darnold was selected by the New York Jets third overall to be their hopeful savior for the franchise.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
This led many economists to suggest that AI investment was the savior of an otherwise-stagnant domestic economy.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
These agents, and the president who sent them, are no one’s heroes, no one’s saviors—just men with guns who have to hide their faces to shoot a mom in the face, and a nurse in the back.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
Patterson is either his savior, or just another defensive coach who failed him.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2026
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
This led many economists to suggest that AI investment was the savior of an otherwise-stagnant domestic economy.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
These agents, and the president who sent them, are no one’s heroes, no one’s saviors—just men with guns who have to hide their faces to shoot a mom in the face, and a nurse in the back.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
Patterson is either his savior, or just another defensive coach who failed him.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for savior
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“Savior.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/savior. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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variants
or saviour
: one that saves from danger or destruction
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