gracefully

Example Sentences

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Yet on balance, the New Museum has achieved something astonishing: It has gracefully and imaginatively added to its original building without compromising its exquisite sculptural quality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Splitting time between two homes — one “in the deep Valley” and another in Malibu — Marx these days appears intent on aging gracefully.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

Since this is Rubio’s baby, perhaps he gracefully took a backseat.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2026

"If you age naturally, people say you should do more; if you get work done, you're accused of not aging gracefully enough," she added.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

“Ah yes, all day, every day,” he sang out, then pirouetted gracefully around the platform.

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster