Sentence examples for gracious by from inspiring English sources

Earlier that day he had tried to be more statesmanlike and gracious by saying Andrea had "the zap, drive and determination".

Compassionate and gracious by nature, Helen is a doting grandmother and a seasoned member of the literary community, burdened, despite her good intentions, with writerly detachment and an overly critical eye.

Semel made sure to sound very gracious by repeatedly lauding outgoing CEO Tim Koogle Tim Koogle (whom Semel referred to by his nickname T.K ., on leading Yahoo! up to this point.

If two people are arguing in front of you, be gracious by changing the subject.

He was influenced at a young age by the 1970s progressive rock bands Camel, P.F.M. and Gracious, and by heavy metal bands such as Iron Maiden, Slayer, Death, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Celtic Frost, King Diamond, Morbid Angel, Voivod, and most importantly Judas Priest.

And he praised a "remarkably gracious" statement by Mr. Edwards, calling him a "valiant champion of the values for which our party stands".

Many have welcomed this as a move of gracious generosity by the pope, while the more cynical see it as a proselytising move.

Manuel made a gracious gesture by taking out his two stars, Jose Reyes and David Wright, in the top of the ninth to let them hear a round of applause from the paltry crowd of 30,849.

There was one painfully awkward moment late Tuesday afternoon in an otherwise gracious endeavor by the Mets to honor Mariano Rivera before his last scheduled appearance at Citi Field.

Mets Manager Art Howe said Watson and Glavine were added to provide left-handed pinch-hitters off the bench, although Howe also called Glavine's promotion a gracious move by the organization.

Justin, a true Prince Charming in ease and appeal — a leader of the Obama generation, not at all like his cerebral father — was doing the gracious thing by squiring Ivanka, and, given that the court of the Mad King will likely remain a fundamental fact for his tenure, having a positive relationship with the glamorous princess is perhaps a tactic as well as a courtesy.