Sentence examples for a more gracious from inspiring English sources

With exaggerated romantic sadness, he wishes that he had lived in a more gracious era.

Just off the main drags are sweet old frame houses, survivors of a more gracious era.

(On a second visit, a more gracious waiter was happy to help us narrow our choices).

But rarely have we encountered a more gracious and accommodating staff.

But thanks to a better layout, it is better stocked, with a more gracious coffee bar and more checkout registers.

It's advertised as a "more gracious, elegant" form of travel and promises a "sequence of unforgettable moments".

Hamilton Fish: Got a much more gracious introduction a minute ago.

Senator Kennedy is shown making brief, amiable appearances at meetings, where he is treated with gentle reverence, less the lion of the Senate than a lionized symbol of a greater, more gracious era.

However, one would have expected an institution as venerable as Oriel to be a little more gracious in its treatment of its most generous benefactor.

At first Webber, who has endured an often torrid past history with Vettel during their time with Red Bull, did not appear too impressed as he said: "That was a nice PR stunt!" Perhaps appreciating he needed to be a little more gracious, the 37-year-old Australian added: "It's special to have all the boys on here (the flag) for my last event.

All this seems from a slower, more gracious time.