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.
• Picture the arch of your foot, that graceful curve that spans from the ball to the heel.
  — Talene Appleton, menshealth.com, 2 June 2023
• Her throat was like an egret’s, long and graceful and smooth.
  — Rachel Heng, The New Yorker, 31 May 2021
• 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
• And her ideas and concepts are as bold as her brush line is graceful.
  — Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 9 June 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
• Balance, for me, is more like a dance, and not always a graceful one.
  — Neena Rouhani, Billboard, 30 May 2021
• The grille is more tasteful and wears a clever G-mesh design, and the lines are a little more graceful.
  — Jason Fogelson, Forbes, 1 Sep. 2021
• 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
• Wade into the water on the south end of the beach and take a swim with the graceful reptiles found gathering there.
  — Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2023
• Because the truth is, I’m not poised or graceful or perfect.
  — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 14 July 2022
• At least most that do, have stopped the heavy pruning that turned these graceful shrubs and small trees into sticks.
  — Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2023
• More graceful are a trio of Chinese bronze vessels, two bought by Freer and one by the Meyers.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2022
• With a smooth and graceful stride, Jones made running down fly balls at the warning track look all too easy.
  — Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2022
• From the campy to the graceful, the over-the-top to just enough, these are some of the most unforgettable looks -- for better or worse -- from this year's Games.
  — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 19 Feb. 2022
• By all accounts and appearances, Wade is just as graceful off the court.
  — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
• These wines are impressive, but not all of them have the structure for graceful aging.
  — Tom Hyland, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 4 Dec 2024