gracelessness

Example Sentences

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In swims the white leviathan — not the lithe, tormenting beast of Ahab’s vengeance-soaked fantasies but a tattered, battle-worn creature with moldering flesh and a lumbering strength that’s no less fearsome for its gracelessness.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2023

But in the meantime, it’s worth examining Hannity’s fall from gracelessness.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2018

After hearing tales of poor etiquette and general gracelessness, I was relieved to realize I’d never committed such infractions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 7, 2017

Our gracelessness with technology is almost endless—five minutes of mocking it wasn’t enough.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 11, 2017

He was aware of his ugliness, his gracelessness, a bundle of bones in filthy underclothes sitting weeping in the harsh white light; but he could not stop himself.

From "1984" by George Orwell