redeeming quality

collocation in English

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redeeming
adjective
uk
/rɪˈdiː.mɪŋ/us
/rɪˈdiː.mɪŋ/
making someone or something seem ...
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quality
noun
uk
/ˈkwɒl.ə.ti/us
/ˈkwɑː.lə.t̬i/
how good or bad ...
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(Definition ofredeemingandqualityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofredeeming quality

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This is not to say that being hypocritical rather than conniving is aredeemingquality.
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It has only oneredeemingquality, and that is that for the main part it is cash betting, and the evil of credit betting does not come in.
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Dale'sredeemingqualitywas his ability to guilt everybody into paying lip service to rule of law; his weakness was his navet.
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Itsredeemingquality, if one were needed, is that it's been made by a band with an almost nerdy love of music and its power to lift the spirit.
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He lacked most of the qualities of a first-rank conductor, but he had one greatredeemingqualityfor those days which soon brought him into prominence.
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At the same time, although it possesses certain redeeming qualities, it contains, in my opinion, two definitely backward steps.
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He said, of course, that their handling of the matter had been bad generally, although they had arrived at an agreement which he thinks has its redeeming qualities.
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Are there any redeeming qualities to this character at all?
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In much of 1997-98, he was portrayed as having redeeming qualities.
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They also document the circumstances of a crime, and outline the redeeming qualities of the individual to contrast the prosecution's portrayal.
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Meanwhile, very few of the play's other characters show significant redeeming qualities.
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Another completely dismissed the film as representing nothing more than an absurd story with no redeeming qualities.
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Unlike the most abandoned villain to be found in civilisation, these peoples have no redeeming qualities whatsoever.
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Mainwaring has several redeeming qualities, notably a deep concern for the welfare of the men under his command.
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