How do you use Graceful in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like elegant or supple, plus the exact meaning.
Graceful meaning
- Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion.
- Magnanimous, lacking arrogance or complaint; gracious.
- Gradual and non-disruptive.
Synonyms of Graceful
Using Graceful
- The main meaning on this page is: Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion. | Magnanimous, lacking arrogance or complaint; gracious. | Gradual and non-disruptive.
- Useful related words include: elegant, supple, slender, lithesome.
- In the example corpus, graceful often appears in combinations such as: graceful and, and graceful, graceful in.
Context around Graceful
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Graceful
- In this selection, "graceful" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, impossibly, actually, became, sense, arches and vegan stand out and add context to how "graceful" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an impossibly graceful sense of and articuno is graceful and powerful. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "graceful" sits close to words such as accrued, angled and angst, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with graceful
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The most graceful rugby player ever? (6 words)
Be graceful what is she trying to portray she is best dressed old lady. (14 words)
Have you met anyone named Grace or Patience who is actually graceful or patient? (14 words)
More recently, he has created incredibly realistic images of characters linked to Whithorn Abbey, including the graceful features of a medieval woman found buried in the grounds and larger-than-life 13th century Bishop Walter. (35 words)
By the time it was over, the intricate domes and graceful arches, first built by the dynasty that conquered parts of Spain as well as North Africa in the 12th century, had crumbled. (33 words)
Wesley Hughes’ chilling score dances through the film with a graceful taste for the macabre, poking us with its signature resounding trill anytime we may forget something horrible is about to happen. (32 words)
Have you met anyone named Grace or Patience who is actually graceful or patient? (14 words)
The most graceful rugby player ever? (6 words)
Example sentences (20)
A day after RCB v KKR there was a chance to watch Sanju Samson whip-cracking the ball over cover with an impossibly graceful sense of ease.
Be graceful what is she trying to portray she is best dressed old lady.
By the time it was over, the intricate domes and graceful arches, first built by the dynasty that conquered parts of Spain as well as North Africa in the 12th century, had crumbled.
Coconut Thai curry teems with fresh vegetables poured over basil rice for a graceful vegan dish.
Ford, who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, was graceful in reconsidering the nobility of American icons.
Graceful and lethal from anywhere on the court, the 24-year-old averages over 30 points a game.
Have you met anyone named Grace or Patience who is actually graceful or patient?
Her drop was much more graceful and he heard the soft tones of Merfey talking to her.
It had wooden ceilings, including the one in the living room that incorporates an old boat mast, as well as a graceful turret.
Master Gardener Shari and husband John Staat, longtime Cheney residents, have transformed their yard, over many years, from just trees and mounds to graceful cool color.
More recently, he has created incredibly realistic images of characters linked to Whithorn Abbey, including the graceful features of a medieval woman found buried in the grounds and larger-than-life 13th century Bishop Walter.
Ohmura's Articuno is graceful and powerful, with a chilling distance in its eyes.
Showstopper Sush’s graceful walk on the ramp left everyone spellbound as the audience could not stop clapping and cheering for her.
Smiling and with her hand and arms relaxed, she became graceful and in control following some initial nervousness.
Submerge FM starts with graceful flute and woodwind sounds, while a beautiful sax line heralds the start of I’ll Remember for Me, I’ll Remember for You.
The founder cum president of the pageant, Datuk Robert Lo encouraged these graceful marine ambassadors, representing their respective countries to share about the mission of marine conservation matters.
The fundamentals feel strong already here, making Sargon feel like a graceful acrobat that can move around with speed and precision.
The most graceful rugby player ever?
The Wendy Williams Show ended on a less-than graceful note in June 2022 following the previous death of her mother and her contentious divorce from her ex-husband Kevin Hunter.
Wesley Hughes’ chilling score dances through the film with a graceful taste for the macabre, poking us with its signature resounding trill anytime we may forget something horrible is about to happen.
Common combinations with graceful
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- graceful and 21×
- and graceful 19×
- graceful in 8×
- the graceful 8×
- of graceful 6×
- be graceful 5×
- as graceful 5×
- with graceful 5×
- in graceful 5×
- was graceful 3×