Gracefully

Examples

• Yes; you must blame him for my unpunctuality, said Caliphronas gracefully. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• I never saw anything more gracefully and more becomingly done in my life. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• He then kissed his hand gracefully, and was out of sight in an instant. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• I am glad to congratulate you on your achievement, said he; you came down as gracefully and as much like a bird as you went up. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• Truly it fulfils the prophecy so gracefully expressed in the verses quoted, and has become the common bond of union among the nations of the earth. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Puts a man in mind of the country house in the Woodpecker-tapping, that was known by the smoke which so gracefully curled. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• She is standing alone at the table, bending gracefully over an album. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Presently the vessel veered toward the west and then swung gracefully to the south. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• The sweeping style suits you best, and you must learn to trail your skirts gracefully. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• This was the way in which Rosamond and Lydgate slid gracefully into ease, and made their intercourse lively again. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Adolph tripped gracefully forward, and Tom, with lumbering tread, went after. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• As she passed to the window, after tacitly but gracefully recognizing me, I could call her nothing in my own mind save 'stainless virgin. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• And then he spoke so very slow, and his mouth was such a model of beauty, that even nonsense came gracefully out of it. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Agreed, said the stranger smiling, as he gracefully offered me his arm. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• She wore it negligently but gracefully. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Charming to see Mr and Mrs Lammle taking leave so gracefully, and going down the stairs so lovingly and sweetly. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Whatever he said, was said well; and whatever he did, done gracefully. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• He was mounted on a gallant black horse, and as he passed through the lists he gracefully saluted the Prince and the ladies by lowering his lance. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• The Professor conquered, but I cannot say that the laurels of this victory shadowed gracefully his temples. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• They only came forth gracefully on solicitation. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• The flagship bore down upon us, and as she swung gracefully to and touched our side a dozen officers sprang upon our decks. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• Arabella gracefully held out her hand, in acknowledgment of Bob Sawyer's presence. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• It was a breezy sunny day; the air freshened the girls' cheeks and gracefully dishevelled their ringlets. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• For to Rosamond this visit was a source of unprecedented but gracefully concealed exultation. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• She was gracefully made, and her face, too, possessed a charm as well described by the word grace as any other. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• She received them gracefully, calling each by name, for they were men high in the esteem and service of her grandfather, and she knew them well. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• Timidly she crept from her lattice, put her hand on Roderigo's shoulder, and was about to leap gracefully down when Alas! Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• The Knight bowed low and gracefully, but returned no answer. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• I gracefully departed. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Beneath my hand the cruiser swung gracefully about. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.

Edited by Craig