gracious
Example Sentences
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Bottom-liners had also nixed Gehry’s original design for a more gracious lobby with a cafe out front, not the gloomy one installed against his will.
From Los Angeles Times
A thrifty sort, then—he acts as his own camera operator and prefers hardware-store lightbulbs to specialized equipment—and one gracious in acknowledging his co-workers of many years.
Leave it to Mom to be prouder of me for being a gracious loser than for any actual accomplishment.
From Literature
"They were so gracious and wonderful and accepted me with open arms, it was really lovely to get to know everybody," she said.
From BBC
Like a gracious host inviting people into her home, Rachel stood and called out over the growing din of the cafeteria, “Alyx, Oliver! Over here.”
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
