gracefully

Example Sentences

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Because M88 is viewed at an angle from Earth, the galaxy appears stretched out, with its spiral structure gracefully spreading across space.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Beyond the virtuosic marriage of realism and symbolism lies the message French so gracefully conveyed: that architects are more than engineers, and that, at its best, architecture deserves the same status as painting and sculpture.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

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

At once, Katie rose into the air, not as Ron had done, suspended comically by the ankle, but gracefully, her arms oustretched, as though she was about to fly.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling