Definition of gracefully in English:
gracefully
adverb ˈɡreɪsf(ə)liˈɡreɪsfəli
1In an attractively elegant way.
the boat glides gracefully through the water
Example sentencesExamples
- 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.
- 1.1 In 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
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.
- 1.1 In 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.