gracefully

Example Sentences

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After competitions, Gu is the one every media outlet wants to speak to, and she gracefully and politely obliges as she slowly shuffles through the mixed zone.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

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

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2026

You’re holding so much together at all times, and there’s so much that you retain and keep afloat and maintain, and you try to do it as gracefully as possible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

Brooke Noonan, a student of Hayward’s Pilates class, says that Hayward offers corrections gracefully, without drawing attention to mistakes.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

He did a perfect front roll and rose to his feet gracefully, out of Joe’s reach.

From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon