graceful
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- gracefully adverb
- gracefulness noun
- nongraceful adjective
- nongracefulness noun
Etymology
Origin of graceful
A late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; grace, -ful
Example Sentences
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Tuesday, OpenAI announced it was abandoning its video-production aspirations, giving Disney a graceful exit until the next model storms the castle.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
Crockett, despite throwing very effective jabs, is less graceful when it comes to taking criticism.
From Slate • Mar. 3, 2026
“This could be a graceful way for Netflix to exit, which their shareholders will likely receive positively—although we do not expect sentiment to return Netflix to its prior highs from last summer,” he added.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
Gritting through a shoulder injury, Kim was graceful in defeat when the two-time gold medalist in snowboard halfpipe took silver and celebrated the teenager who beat her.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
Then the kitten executed a graceful leap out of Hyacinth’s arms and trotted inside, the tip of her tail flicking behind her.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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