grace

[US]/ɡreɪs/
[UK]/ɡreɪs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. elegance; favor; mercy; charm
vt. to make beautiful

Phrases & Collocations

graceful

grace and poise

graceful movement

Example Sentences

the liquid grace of a ballerina

the sinuous grace of a cat.

the sinuous grace of a dancer.

You grace our table with your presence.

His Grace, the Duke of Atholl.

a woman of artless grace and simple goodness.

cannot with any grace ask sb.

The cottage has a rustic grace and beauty.

Fine furniture graced the rooms.

poetry imbued with grace;

Who'll say grace today?

She is a beautiful girl with the grace and poise.

walks with unconscious grace;

he administered the coup de grace with a knife.

she has all the social graces .

the scheme has proved to be a great grace for the Church.

he was a sinner, redeemed by the grace of God.

she had an unstudied grace in every step.

he was murdered in the year of grace 1618.

Will you grace our party with your presence?

Real-world Examples

She possessed the grace of a ballet dancer.

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She had all the graces of the soldier's wife.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

Doing that requires a grace and generosity of spirit.

Source: 2021 Celebrity High School Graduation Speech

Mr Travis, are we ready? - At any moment, Your Grace. Any moment.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 3

Ron had the grace to look ashamed of himself.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Nor play with her airy grace.

Source: Little Women (Bilingual Edition)

I should try to accept it with as good a grace as I could muster.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 1

It was the first time that a digitally projected movie graced its screens.

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I've been trying to work my way back into his good graces.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

The cotillion teaches the good graces that women should always have in their Arsenal.

Source: Gossip Girl Selected

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