: displaying grace (see grace entry 1 sense 3) in form or action : pleasing or attractive in line, proportion, or movement
a graceful dancer
gracefulness
noun
Examples of graceful in a Sentence
He has become a very graceful dancer.
the graceful movements of a ballerina
She was a graceful young woman with delicate features.
the long, graceful neck of a swan
His writing is clear and graceful.
There was no graceful way to say no to their offer.
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Butler leads with steady confidence, and Williams follows with a dainty, graceful flow that draws every eye in the room.
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Alexa Stone
updated October 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
In Hubble's recent image, NGC 6951 unfurls its graceful spiral arms, covered in red nebulae glowing with hydrogen gas, a key fuel for new stars.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2025
These rooms are impossibly intricate and graceful, and range from an Art Deco living room to a Gothic cathedral altar.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Don’t miss the moment, grabbing these Demarson Odell Hoop Earrings, whose 12-karat gold and rhodium twist around each other in a graceful harmony.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
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Alexa Stone
updated October 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
In Hubble's recent image, NGC 6951 unfurls its graceful spiral arms, covered in red nebulae glowing with hydrogen gas, a key fuel for new stars.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2025
These rooms are impossibly intricate and graceful, and range from an Art Deco living room to a Gothic cathedral altar.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Don’t miss the moment, grabbing these Demarson Odell Hoop Earrings, whose 12-karat gold and rhodium twist around each other in a graceful harmony.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for graceful
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“Graceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graceful. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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