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View definitions for be gracious

be gracious

verb as in smile

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“If it looks like what’s gonna happen happens, I do hope everybody can be gracious and magnanimous,” Ford said.

From Slate

In life, there are plenty of times when it makes sense to be gracious amid the agony of defeat.

From Slate

“But for the University of Idaho to be gracious enough to come here and be able to play our fight song to the best of their ability, I just appreciate that, and I think it goes without saying that it was a very gracious thing they did, and we appreciate it.”

He can’t even be gracious to those in his own party who don’t agree with him.

From Salon

Growing up, she watched him and learned “so much about how to be gracious myself. You may be faced with ignorance, put a smile on your face and things can change in an instant.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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