Examples of grace note in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web So minty on the nose, with cedar, sandalwood, spearmint, and a savory grace note to the mountain berries. — Brian Freedman, Forbes, 17 May 2021 But the closing moments backstage with the company dancers embracing each other is a fitting grace note. — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2021 The final scene has it all: the eroticism of Jerry’s cigarette; the grace note of dialogue that is both melancholy and romantic; a final image that harkens to the emotional expansiveness of the story. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2021 Velazquez and Authentic’s victory provided a rare grace note in a downbeat year for one of America’s oldest sports. — Joe Drape, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2020 But a mustache could also be a softener, a grace note. — Wesley Morris, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2020 For so long, the fields and courts and rinks of play have offered a particular kind of grace note, a place to wash off the grime of daily life, if only for a few hours. — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 1 Aug. 2020 There was just one grace note — a preliminary moment to acknowledge a mass shooting at the Molson Coors brewery in Wisconsin. — Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 27 Feb. 2020 Filigree trills hovered like hummingbirds and quicksilver scales, and delicate grace notes melted into an expressive chorale. — Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2019

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