face saving in a sentence

1. Kabang lost half her face saving the lives of two girls.

2. Short term we knew of course that the Fed had to continue their face saving strategy.

3. Nonetheless, a court ruling would give the US military a face saving and honorable pretext to justify its pivot to Asia.

4. Of course this will only be a face saving gesture since, in secret, North Korea will be allowed to keep its nuclear deterrent, the sources say.

5. It is immaterial whether the negotiations formally break down or a face saving “framework agreement” is adopted which is non-binding and incorporates sufficient reservations to make it meaningless.

6. This reference is meant to be only face saving for the government in Belgrade, which keeps giving in substantial concessions and at the same time declaring it will never recognize Kosovo as sovereign state.