year of grace

noun

1. a specified year of the Christian era:

   this year of grace; the year of grace 1982.

year of grace

noun

1. any year of the Christian era, as dated from the presumed date of Christ's birth

Example Sentences

Good for brilliant young DeMeco Ryans for extracting a six-year contract from the Houston Texans — and he will need every year of grace to fix the bubbling mess he stepped into.

From Washington Post

The repayment period is five years with a possible additional two years of grace.

From Reuters

“I do believe this needs to be a year of grace for our schools,” Wright told members of the Senate Education Committee.

From Washington Times

“How incredibly rare to be given a year of grace,” Zeyl said.

From Seattle Times

“You have a year of grace period . . . and I was taking advantage of that.”

From Washington Post