Sentence examples for gracious dinner from inspiring English sources
Although India, a novelist, and her husband, Theodor, a sculptor, live well — each has a separate studio, they send their daughters to private school and give gracious dinner parties — their finances are perilous, and India fears a reckoning that will require them to sacrifice comforts like their nanny and cleaning lady.
A gracious dinner at Mr. Materi's home was detailed in a cable from the American ambassador to Tunisia that was released by the antisecrecy organization WikiLeaks and fueled at least some of the outrage: a beachfront compound decorated with Roman artifacts; ice cream and frozen yogurt flown from St.-Tropez St.-Tropez, Franceeshi butler and South African nanny; and a pet tiger in a cage.
Indeed, they were well known in scientific circles for their gracious hospitality at the dinner parties and picnics they hosted at their Grand Rapids home (13 ).
It was an appropriate statement for the Dolley Madison Ballroom, named for James Madison's gracious wife, whose White House dinners smoothed feathers.
This year, New Yorkers who love eating al fresco will find more intimate settings on rooftops and upstairs decks, some featuring high-end multicourse dinners — a gracious alternative to sidewalk seating, and with better views.
According to Groucho's letter to Gummo — the only existing account of the dinner — Eliot was gracious and accommodating.
While a meal could be as mixed as the mixed grill, with careful choosing diners can enjoy a first-class dinner at this gracious restaurant.
With the recent election results looming large, how gracious, dignified and enjoyable will that dinner table atmosphere be?
Delphine is not an easygoing character -- she complains, she vents her frustration, she rudely lectures her gracious hosts about her vegetarianism over dinner.
But there I was in a strange country, seated at a table with several enlisted men from England, enjoying a convivial dinner given by the most gracious people.
The Man Booker's literary director, Ion Trewin, called Bainbridge "a very gracious non-winner and no Man Booker dinner was complete without her".
