social graces
Example Sentences
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Along the way, we are treated to the author’s ironic wit and the delightful spectacle of Josie schooling her partner in the social graces he endearingly lacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
Such expected social graces are one of the unique burdens of being America’s first Black president.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2025
Christopher, a young would-be novelist, has the social graces of a jackhammer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2023
Their linguistic skills, knowledge base and social graces will soon become flawless, endowed with perfect recall, competence, poise, reasoning abilities and intelligence.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 8, 2023
She was a Canadian and had all their easy social graces.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
