How to Use grace in a Sentence

grace

1 of 2 noun
  • She walked across the stage with effortless grace.
  • She tried to live her life in God's grace.
  • Let us give thanks for God's grace.
  • She is quite lovable despite her lack of social graces.
  • By the grace of God, no one was seriously hurt.
  • She handles her problems with grace and dignity.
  • He has shown remarkable grace during this crisis.
  • Someone who's at the top of the game and falls from grace?
    Megan Ditrolio, Marie Claire, 30 July 2021
  • In this new year, may the grace and peace of Christ bless us now and in the days ahead.
    Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day, 5 Dec. 2022
  • But through it all, Reese was sure to win with class and grace.
    Dallas News, 29 Mar. 2021
  • Grit was a kind of grace, as one of his best movies makes plain.
    Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2022
  • And my parents took it with a lot of aplomb and with a lot of grace.
    Fortune Editors, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The hue was a symbol at a time when the country was in need of grace.
    Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2023
  • He's got that grace, but he's still got to go by man's law.
    Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Look at the grace displayed in this bat drop from Hwang.
    Kenny Ducey, SI.com, 29 June 2017
  • Charm and grace and a sense of humor will take you a long way.
    Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2021
  • There but for the grace of a youth with no camera phones go we.
    Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Feb. 2021
  • Isn’t there a sort of grace in knowing when to exit the stage?
    David Shields, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022
  • Even an act of grace gets a touch of blowback these days.
    Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 4 Aug. 2021
  • But be willing to let go, with grace, once the rope has run out.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Yet the film’s greatness lies as much in its grace notes as in its broad strokes.
    Peter Tonguette, WSJ, 29 July 2022
  • The book stands out for its raw power, poignance, and moments of grace.
    Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Take a deep breath -- speak with grace and stay firm in your approach.
    Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2023
  • His long legs moved with a glider’s grace, and his long arm had the looseness of a whip.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024
  • For those of us who know him, his fall from grace was no surprise.
    Rob Ortt, National Review, 30 July 2021
  • Quite the fall from grace for the megapowerful warmind.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2022
  • To give grace because that’s all some of our people have.
    Lisa Bubert, Longreads, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Trust your intuition to guide which invitations to decline kindly with grace.
    Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
  • And love is sacrifice, service, kindness, and grace.
    Faith Salie, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Try to release with grace and know that the replacement will be better.
    Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 17 Mar. 2026

grace

2 of 2 verb
  • I hope that you will grace our gathering with your presence.
  • Several marble statues grace the courtyard.
  • Some have been busy since the show last graced our screens!
    Anabel Pasarow, refinery29.com, 3 July 2019
  • Yet Austen was not the first choice to grace the banknote.
    Smithsonian, 11 Sep. 2017
  • The vibe is glam-goth and arguably the chicest thing to ever grace Zoom.
    Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2020
  • The Clovers had the best uniforms to grace the big screen, so no one can blame you.
    Elizabeth Denton, Seventeen, 28 June 2023
  • Pieces by many renowned artists have graced the gallery.
    Kim Windyka, Daily Intelligencer, 16 June 2018
  • Happy birthday to the best sister to grace the face of the earth.
    Country Living, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The Rand now must fill the 12 hotel rooms that grace every floor.
    Dee Depass Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 29 Nov. 2020
  • The sketch went viral and graced the cover of the New Yorker.
    Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The clone is missing a patch of black fur that graced Garlic’s chin.
    New York Times, 4 Sep. 2019
  • That was the first time Springer graced the cover of the magazine.
    Jenny Creech, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Mar. 2018
  • The white fringed flowers grace the tree from mid-April through mid-May.
    Arkansas Online, 1 May 2022
  • His name would grace the peak that Powell was first to climb.
    Johnforristerross, Longreads, 2 July 2018
  • Gone is the Dell logo that used to grace the wider bottom bezel.
    Scott Gilbertson, Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2020
  • Tonight: Clear skies and calming winds grace the evening.
    David Streit, Washington Post, 9 June 2022
  • And when its sunny side goes by, Its seeds of silk do grace the sky.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 4 Mar. 2022
  • The big screen is getting an even bigger star to grace it this fall.
    Alexia Fernández, PEOPLE.com, 29 June 2021
  • Some of our faves graced the red carpet at the 81st Golden Globe Awards.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Her face graced thousands of beer cans and ice cream cones and T-shirts and playing cards.
    Carol Motsinger, Cincinnati.com, 18 Jan. 2018
  • She and Fualaau’s child graced the 1998 cover of People.
    Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Next time your cat graces you with its presence, have a closer look at the face, whiskers, and ears.
    Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Her paintings grace all the walls in her home, giving it a bright and cheerful look.
    Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2022
  • The full strawberry moon will grace the night sky this Thursday across the world.
    Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 24 June 2021
  • Clive’s golden girl had inspired so many of the young acts who grace that stage each year.
    Gerrick Kennedy, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2022
  • One of the earliest biopics imagined her life story, and her name graced everything from dolls to decanters.
    Marla Miller, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
  • No paper towels or blower graced the cookline handwash sink.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Hilary Duff, of Lizzy McGuire fame, has graced my feeds twice in the past month.
    Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The Oscars are the most glamorous night of the year—and everyone who graced the red carpet this year truly looked like stars.
    Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
  • But audiences won’t have to wait long for some of this year’s acting-Oscar nominees and winners to grace their screens again.
    Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 16 Mar. 2026

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