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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Our need to meditate upon Lincoln as a savior and a saint—especially in times as rotten as the present—gives us a motivation, perhaps subconscious, to vilify Mary.
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Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
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—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
Now the same government that helped drive Hollywood out of Hollywood increasingly presents itself as the industry’s savior through subsidies, tax credits and political obstructionism designed to protect its political friends and beat up its enemies.
—Will Swaim, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
Over the past week, viral videos created with artificial intelligence have portrayed Pratt as the city’s savior from hapless Democrats and violent socialists.
—Jonathan J. Cooper, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
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Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Inevitably and predictably, the film turns into a celebratory coming-out story — and one in which prostate orgasms become the ultimate savior for a vastly heterosexualizing community.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
Now the same government that helped drive Hollywood out of Hollywood increasingly presents itself as the industry’s savior through subsidies, tax credits and political obstructionism designed to protect its political friends and beat up its enemies.
—Will Swaim, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
Over the past week, viral videos created with artificial intelligence have portrayed Pratt as the city’s savior from hapless Democrats and violent socialists.
—Jonathan J. Cooper, Twin Cities, 13 May 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 21 May. 2026.
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variants
or saviour
: one that saves from danger or destruction
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