graceful

Example Sentences

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Pollock somehow managed to flick a QPR cross high into the air and, in one graceful movement, head the ball over goalkeeper Martyn Margetson and into the net to put City's opponents 2-1 up.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Tuesday, OpenAI announced it was abandoning its video-production aspirations, giving Disney a graceful exit until the next model storms the castle.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

Crockett, despite throwing very effective jabs, is less graceful when it comes to taking criticism.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2026

“This could be a graceful way for Netflix to exit, which their shareholders will likely receive positively—although we do not expect sentiment to return Netflix to its prior highs from last summer,” he added.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

But his smooth, graceful parries were met with fierce tenacity from his partner—the other man, at least six centimeters taller, put all his strength behind his blows, as though this weren’t a performance at all.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros