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
The Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you.
From BBC • May 5, 2023
With James primed to set a new scoring standard any game now, Abdul-Jabbar has promised to be gracious and enthusiastic when it happens, and James figures to react accordingly.
From Washington Post • Feb. 5, 2023
He was in no mood to be gracious to anyone, much less to Jenny.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
