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

In “Vaccine Flag,” a vertical banner arcs gracefully across a soft gradient of L.A. haze, but the banner’s fabric is so tattered and decayed that its advertisement for vaccines is barely legible.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 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

And her skirt had endless petticoats beneath it, trailing behind her more than a yard when she drifted gracefully through the room.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan