Averaging a speed of 35 kph, the Skytrain gracefully sweeps over the traffic below, which rarely exceeds 14 kph.
You were coming down off the stage and I rushed over to you. You said you were fine and descended gracefully on your own.
They glide gracefully through the air currents; masters of flight.
She was a stunning vision of loveliness, gracefully descending a golden staircase to wind up facing her handsome young man on the most important day of their lives.
She found a chair and gracefully draped herself around it.
Formal pedestrian promenades along either side are gracefully paralleled by double rows of live oak trees.
The design team replaced the hard-edged walls of the existing building with gracefully curved walls in the main corridor.
He looked to where Jane indicated and saw a very pretty young girl dressed in green, dancing gracefully with an admiring partner.
Well, I certainly hope I'm aging gracefully.
He enjoyed watching how she ate, so very gracefully and elegantly.
1.1In a respectful and dignified way.
I will gracefully bow out of the discussion
Example sentencesExamples
How does one gracefully exit a forced friendship without hurting feelings?
There were columns being written by noted pundits, saying that she ought to gracefully withdraw.
The camera withdraws gracefully as Elena disrobes.
The people gracefully accept their fate.
When he bought the business his father did not step aside gracefully.
We answered the question as best we could - I think we answered it gracefully - and the audience applauded.
We had tried and tried and tried to get more support, but it wasn't to be so I will have to retire gracefully.
Nobody could force him to become a public figure or gracefully receive the applause of the world.
Clara would gracefully surrender her own feelings for the greater good of her niece.
Desperately looking for a way to gracefully bow out of the tour, he was handed an opportunity at the end of the 1998 season.
Definition of gracefully in US English:
gracefully
adverbˈɡrāsfəlēˈɡreɪsfəli
1In an attractively elegant way.
the boat glides gracefully through the water
he has aged gracefully
Example sentencesExamples
He enjoyed watching how she ate, so very gracefully and elegantly.
She found a chair and gracefully draped herself around it.
He looked to where Jane indicated and saw a very pretty young girl dressed in green, dancing gracefully with an admiring partner.
Averaging a speed of 35 kph, the Skytrain gracefully sweeps over the traffic below, which rarely exceeds 14 kph.
You were coming down off the stage and I rushed over to you. You said you were fine and descended gracefully on your own.
Well, I certainly hope I'm aging gracefully.
They glide gracefully through the air currents; masters of flight.
Formal pedestrian promenades along either side are gracefully paralleled by double rows of live oak trees.
She was a stunning vision of loveliness, gracefully descending a golden staircase to wind up facing her handsome young man on the most important day of their lives.
The design team replaced the hard-edged walls of the existing building with gracefully curved walls in the main corridor.
1.1In a respectful and dignified way.
I will gracefully bow out of the discussion
Example sentencesExamples
Nobody could force him to become a public figure or gracefully receive the applause of the world.
We answered the question as best we could - I think we answered it gracefully - and the audience applauded.
How does one gracefully exit a forced friendship without hurting feelings?
Desperately looking for a way to gracefully bow out of the tour, he was handed an opportunity at the end of the 1998 season.
We had tried and tried and tried to get more support, but it wasn't to be so I will have to retire gracefully.
The camera withdraws gracefully as Elena disrobes.
When he bought the business his father did not step aside gracefully.
The people gracefully accept their fate.
Clara would gracefully surrender her own feelings for the greater good of her niece.
There were columns being written by noted pundits, saying that she ought to gracefully withdraw.