gracious
Example Sentences
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Atop the cliffs behind, Georgian homes, hotels and guest houses stand in gracious testament to Whitby’s Victorian history as a popular spa town, as it was when Stoker visited in 1890.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
"We thought 'oh gracious, we're responsible for that'," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
“Markets aren’t typically so gracious as to offer multiple opportunities, which is why we have encouraged investors to be early,” he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
While Fetterman was gracious to Mullin during his questioning, though, he was unusually coy about the status of his support.
From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026
I’d turn from gruesome Gilly into gorgeous, gracious, good, glorious Galadriel.
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
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The Emancipation Proclamation (1862)
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