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
For a few seconds, all Sierra heard was the wind whipping around them as they slid gracefully through the sky.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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