gracefully

Example Sentences

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Yet on balance, the New Museum has achieved something astonishing: It has gracefully and imaginatively added to its original building without compromising its exquisite sculptural quality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

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

Her fingers were as long and gracefully shaped as those on the disembodied hands in the Pond’s ad.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson