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.
  • Such a bad look for a graceful tree.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
  • There is no graceful way to eat this.
    — Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Here’s who was most graceful this week in late night.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 May 2026
  • Her throat was like an egret’s, long and graceful and smooth.
    — Rachel Heng, The New Yorker, 31 May 2021
  • Some of them are not very graceful, but all of them are adorable.
    — New York Times, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Bono gave his dad a graceful sendoff in his movie.
    — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The duchess seemed more than amused by the graceful greeting.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Aug. 2019
  • Their blue-green leaves are graceful and lovely on their own.
    — Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 30 Mar. 2018
  • And her ideas and concepts are as bold as her brush line is graceful.
    — Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 9 June 2021
  • The graceful curve of a corner kick.
    — Miceal Chamberlain, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026
  • But he was built like a freaking dump truck, and was about as graceful.
    — Alexander Darwin, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2021
  • The curved edges add a graceful touch, and the arch support is a nice bonus.
    — Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
  • My lungs were hot and my legs scoffed at my brain’s orders for graceful speed.
    — Marina Gomberg, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Oct. 2020
  • Their hands and hips swayed like ocean waves, graceful, aligned and precise.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Soft and slightly wavy, this bob with windswept bangs has a retro and graceful look.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2024
  • 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 florist rose, it was not bred to have a graceful shrubby form with easy-care traits.
    — Benjamin Whitacre, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2023
  • New steps are going in this year, with a more graceful design.
    — John Sowell, idahostatesman, 30 Apr. 2018
  • Even the most graceful and godlike among us are prone to pratfalls.
    — Jody Rosen, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2019
  • There is nothing more graceful than a heron in motion.
    — Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • Likewise, Oli is known for its graceful dance moves.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Your graceful moves on the dancefloor will remain in our hearts.
    — Natalie Duddridge, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Evans brings a glove and shags balls in the outfield, graceful as always.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 20 Mar. 2021
  • Some of these pairings, to be sure, are more graceful than others.
    — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Abelias are graceful shrubs that deserve wider use in the landscape.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
  • In the most graceful sections of her book, Brooks achieves that, too.
    — Danielle A. Jackson, Vulture, 21 May 2021

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