graceful
Example Sentences
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That may explain why this creature of the theater who was so graceful leading an orchestra and so enjoyed talking to the audience turned stiff and awkward when bowing to acknowledged applause.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
Ordinary Iranians have "an amazing culture of graceful kindness and absolute generosity", she said.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
He has spoken to the world about his impending demise like a Christian philosopher of death—frank, unafraid, sometimes folksy, always graceful.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Crockett, despite throwing very effective jabs, is less graceful when it comes to taking criticism.
From Slate • Mar. 3, 2026
"Well thrown, sir!" someone shouted from across the playground, and Matilda, who was mesmerised by the whole crazy affair, saw Amanda Thripp descending in a long graceful parabola on to the playing-field beyond.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
Vocabulary lists containing graceful
Power Suffix: -ful
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"Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto
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A Single Shard
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