graceful

Example Sentences

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"But we have got to be a little graceful in the time we give her until she hits her peak."

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Seligman, Ariz., and Oatman, Ariz. And the single, graceful bridge that is centered upon the land’s backdrop mountain range closely resembles Pasadena’s own Colorado Street Bridge, although there’s no roaring waterfall next to the original.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

At the center, resting on a plinth in front of a shallow niche and beneath a graceful valance of laurel, is French’s striking bronze portrait bust of Hunt.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Pollock somehow managed to flick a QPR cross high into the air and, in one graceful movement, head the ball over goalkeeper Martyn Margetson and into the net to put City's opponents 2-1 up.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Miss Mortimer’s graceful fingers drummed on the table.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood