: 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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Much of the aesthetic was defined by long-slung, horizontal homes that were intended to emulate the graceful expanse of the midwest Prairie.
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Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
Certainly, the words graceful or athletic do not come to mind.
—Ernie Cowan, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
His high standards for the insides of the sandwich are a fair part of Angelo’s magic, but the real miracle is his bread: graceful torpedoes of flour and yeast and dough, the crust baked to a crisp, autumnal golden-brown and dusted with sesame seeds, the interior both soft and dense, sour and salty.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2025
No, what unfolds is a richly layered and surprisingly graceful look at how families remain bonded and strong amidst turmoil, especially when money, grief and unresolved tensions get in the way.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
Certainly, the words graceful or athletic do not come to mind.
—Ernie Cowan, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
His high standards for the insides of the sandwich are a fair part of Angelo’s magic, but the real miracle is his bread: graceful torpedoes of flour and yeast and dough, the crust baked to a crisp, autumnal golden-brown and dusted with sesame seeds, the interior both soft and dense, sour and salty.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2025
No, what unfolds is a richly layered and surprisingly graceful look at how families remain bonded and strong amidst turmoil, especially when money, grief and unresolved tensions get in the way.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 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 24 May. 2025.
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