The phrase "asked graciously" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a request made in a polite and kind manner.
Example: "She asked graciously if she could borrow a pen for a moment."
Alternatives: "inquired politely" or "requested kindly."
I tell a friend about the dream and she asks graciously, "Do you feel like you've been spinning your wheels?" How did she know?
"Be sure to ask very graciously," she said.
We had met over the phone, and when I expressed an interest in experiencing a real Sicilian Christmas, she graciously asked us to join her for Christmas Eve 2004.
She graciously asked him how he was doing, and he explained that, thanks to nerves, he hadn't eaten or drunk all day: "Like an Icelandic wallet, I'm empty".
Current TechCrunch chief Eric Eldon has graciously asked that MG Siegler and I be a part of the event, and we're very happy to accept.
Then he graciously asked if she could drive him back to the expo.
"May I try it?" I asked Maria, who graciously helped me strap on the vacuum and showed me how to operate it without getting entangled in the cord, which I did anyway.
Eventually, however, he cued into how turned-off and anxious I seemed with the experience and, rather graciously, asked me, "Should we stop?" "Yeah, I think so," I quickly responded, feeling an extraordinary sense of relief.
Mabel Claire Maddrey, who was 13 when the 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote, stared at her television set in bewilderment in June as female delegates to the Southern Baptist Convention raised their hands in support of a declaration that asked them to submit graciously to their husbands' leadership.
The best new doctors are the ones who throw up their hands, confess they know nothing of their new speciality and openly ask for, and graciously accept advice and guidance.
