: 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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—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
They are filled with what creates the shade garden: mighty yellow bells with tall graceful trunks dripping with brilliant orange flowers.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025
Both entities are currently moving from their graceful 1933 building to the much larger 1979 John Henry Faulk Building, located on the same Guadalupe Street campus.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Housed in a graceful Edwardian building with long oak galleries and graceful skylights, Daunt Books on Marylebone High Street is one of London’s most beautiful bookshops.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
They are filled with what creates the shade garden: mighty yellow bells with tall graceful trunks dripping with brilliant orange flowers.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025
Both entities are currently moving from their graceful 1933 building to the much larger 1979 John Henry Faulk Building, located on the same Guadalupe Street campus.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 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 8 Aug. 2025.
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