be gracious
Example Sentences
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Dan Bifano is in a hurry, but it’s in his nature to be gracious, so he keeps his countenance serene even though gnarly traffic on the Pacific Coast Highway has made his visitors very late.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2025
“If it looks like what’s gonna happen happens, I do hope everybody can be gracious and magnanimous,” Ford said.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2024
Growing up, she watched him and learned “so much about how to be gracious myself. You may be faced with ignorance, put a smile on your face and things can change in an instant.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
The Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you.
From BBC ● May 5, 2023
Because Handsome knew that a host must always be gracious, he said nothing other than “Well, I suppose we’ll need another chair, won’t we?”
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
