Sentence examples for gracious words from inspiring English sources

Mr. McCain had gracious words for Governor Bush, congratulating him but stopping short of endorsing him.

He has been a tough opponent, and certainly I appreciate his gracious words tonight and I also want to congratulate those new Labor members".

Less gracious words came from Lloyd Carr, the coach of Michigan, which is now 6-2 and tied with Illinois for the Big Ten lead at 4-1.

After 3 hours 34 minutes, Blake approached Hewitt at the net, put his hand on his opponent's shoulder and offered a few gracious words.

To be fair to Smith, his gracious words about Whitlock after the final went largely unreported – "I'm quite good at eating humble pie" – and he waved away suggestions that he was partly responsible for Whitlock's success.

In an accompanying post on Twitter, the hedge fund magnate offered gracious words to some of the people who helped propel Netflix's stock price rise, including the company's chief executive, Reed Hastings; its head of content acquisition, Ted Sarandos; and the star of "House of Cards," Kevin Spacey.

When you are gracious, word of your reputation travels.

I am a bad hand at the gracious word or casual congratulation".

He was witty and gracious, and he always had a nice word to say about everyone".

The word "gracious" doesn't begin to cover Wallace's reaction.

May I live this day compassionate of heart, clear in word, gracious in awareness, courageous in thought, generous in love.