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be gracious to



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The Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you.

From BBC May 5, 2023

I've tried to raise both my daughters to be gracious, to not be rude about food that is offered to them and to remember that trying new things can be good.

From Salon Mar. 16, 2023

Adrian T. Bogart III, urged the corps to be gracious to their speaker, according to cadets who spoke to The Washington Post after the speech.

From Washington Post Nov. 15, 2021

“You don’t have to have a special degree to open up your house and be gracious to someone,” she said.

From Washington Times Jul. 16, 2016

He was in no mood to be gracious to anyone, much less to Jenny.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt




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