gracefully

Example Sentences

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After her final bow, she gracefully skated to the nearest camera and perfectly captured the turning tide of America’s Olympics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 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

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

The next in line invariably calls me back to remove the gracefully curved but unsightly hairs that I’ve left in the sink.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank