How to Use graceful in a Sentence

graceful

adjective

• There was no graceful way to say no to their offer.
• He has become a very graceful dancer.
• His writing is clear and graceful.
• She was a graceful young woman with delicate features.
• These graceful people appeared to be living in a state close to nature.
  — Hampton Sides, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2021
• The first victims are seabirds, graceful creatures that alight upon the ocean’s surface.
  — Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2021
• By the late ’60s, though, the couple were creating longer and more graceful silhouettes.
  — New York Times, 21 Oct. 2021
• All the while, thematic connections emerged in bold outline and the ensemble proved as graceful and agile as a large body can be.
  — Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 15 Oct. 2021
• There are uncontrollable forces at play, specifically wind, so certain landings may not be as graceful as others.
  — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 12 Oct. 2021
• Dawson: Elizabeth is a 19th century southern belle who is very graceful and proper.
  — Angela Dawson, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2021
• The dance company aims to communicate the realities of human life in a graceful way by telling real stories and striking a chord with its audience.
  — Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Oct. 2021
• During a demonstration for Fortune, the robot sometimes seemed slow to respond to its name and its lurching movements weren't exactly graceful.
  — Jonathan Vanian, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2021
• And nobody ever personified the graceful and beauteous indulgences of art better than Oscar Wilde.
  — Scott Bradfield, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2021
• Tatania’s graceful silhouette, long overhangs and sweeping sheerline by Unique Yacht Design seem to hark back to the classic yachts of yesteryear.
  — Richard Alban, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2021
• Picture the arch of your foot, that graceful curve that spans from the ball to the heel.
  — Talene Appleton, menshealth.com, 2 June 2023
• As a bonus, Lee tossed in a graceful handstand at the start of the routine.
  — Mary Colurso | [e-mail], al, 17 Nov. 2021
• The rhythmic moves were as graceful as in our mind’s eye.
  — Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2021
• Soft and slightly wavy, this bob with windswept bangs has a retro and graceful look.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2024
• The artist achieves that, but the results are more graceful than brutal.
  — Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2022
• As a florist rose, it was not bred to have a graceful shrubby form with easy-care traits.
  — Benjamin Whitacre, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2023
• But he was built like a freaking dump truck, and was about as graceful.
  — Alexander Darwin, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2021
• The graceful way to handle this is to undertake a slow fade.
  — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 30 May 2023
• The hip jerks, arm sweeps and knee lifts appeared graceful, but to her, the six women in front of her looked out of sync.
  — Maria Cramer, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2024
• Your graceful moves on the dancefloor will remain in our hearts.
  — Natalie Duddridge, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2024
• Nothing's more peaceful in a shady corner of the yard than a patch of graceful ferns.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 15 May 2024
• King Charles’ wife smiled in the shot and struck a graceful pose — after all, she’s had practice with dance class!
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 2 Oct. 2023
• The graceful swiveling of those hips that have been swiveling since the very early ‘60s?
  — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 8 May 2024
• Up close, the silks are graceful and delicate, the knits are feather soft.
  — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2021
• Namely: anyone who prefers a more graceful heel on their knee-high boot, and never anything too high.
  — Kerry Pieri, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2024
• Viktor’s transition on the screen in season three was presented as a graceful footnote in the character’s arc.
  — Amos Mac, Them, 7 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 29 Oct 2024