graced

past tense of grace

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of graced Blair has done a fair number of dog and cat memorial drawings, but also the occasional turtle, bird, rabbit and even a crustacean who once graced their owner’s salt water fish tank. Felicia Feaster, USA Today, 17 July 2026 As ever, the Garlic Festival will host a slate of garlic-heavy cuisine from shrimp scampi and calamari to garlic fries – and this year will feature the return of a Garlic salsa recipe that once graced the festival. Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 17 July 2026 Alysa Liu graced the red carpet at the 2026 ESPY Awards in New York, sporting a daring ensemble. Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 15 July 2026 Last year, McRae graced the worldwide cover of TIME100’s Next issue and received the Powerhouse Award at Variety Hitmakers. William Earl, Variety, 14 July 2026 Duff graced the stage at the Inglewood venue as part of her Lucky Me tour, her first global headlining tour in nearly two decades. Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 The actor and Yardley graced the cover of THR‘s Power Stylist issue earlier this year for their work together. Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026 Her daughter, Selah Marley, then graced the stage as Lauryn Hill became overwhelmed with emotion for a moving cover of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill‘s title track. Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 29 June 2026 Ahead, revisit Kate Middleton’s best Wimbledon outfits since the princess first graced a match. Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for graced
Verb
  • Giant banners showing the faces of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin, and Leon Trotsky adorned its rallies.
    James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
  • Nearby, the irrepressible older artist Nina Yankowitz, who completed a retrospective of her six-decade-long career at the Parrish earlier this year, was talking to Joan Semmel, 93, in a dress adorned with stars.
    Vanessa Grigoriadis, Vanity Fair, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • Balloons, a Colombian soccer jersey, dozens of flowers and handwritten notes – some with expletives; others, crayon drawings from children – decorated the makeshift memorial at the intersection of Hill and Pool streets.
    Cindy Carcamo, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026
  • The gallery, decorated by prominent artists including Delacroix and Le Brun, served as a model for the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles, according to the press release.
    Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • Meanwhile, a plume of tropical moisture linked to Bertha is feeding into a cold front draped across southeast Virginia, parts of the Carolinas and northern Georgia.
    Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • Guests found their seats at tables draped with luxury linens and cashmere gold dupioni napkins.
    Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

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“Graced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graced. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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