with good grace

Idioms and Phrases

Willingly, pleasantly, as in They had tried hard to win but accepted their loss with good grace . [Mid-1700s] Also see with bad grace .

Example Sentences

Do they exist to teach us about competition, resilience, and losing with good grace?

From BBC

She took it with good grace and praised Australian officials for staging the tournament.

From Los Angeles Times

I have yet to find the proper etiquette that makes such a request feel comfortable to me and guarantees that it will be received with good grace.

From Los Angeles Times

A clip of Reeves reading the name subsequently went viral on Twitter, although he handled it with good grace.

From Fox News

You’re aware of the various possible reasons Suzanne might decline to reconnect, but as long as you’re prepared to shoulder the disappointment of an angry or a nonresponse with good grace, I think you can try to get in touch with her.

From Slate

Related Words

• cheerfully
• cheerily
• cordially
• enthusiastically
• freely
• gleefully
• gratefully
• heartily
• readily
• warmly
• willingly