How to use "gracious" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "gracious" in popular movie and book plots

  • At the ball, Braydon openly flirts with his gracious host in order to make one of the Confederate officers, Capt.  - Only the Brave (1930 film)
  • In the neighboring country, there lived a Prince named Michael – the most gracious man of all.  - The Heart of Princess Joan
  • However, a policeman confiscates Jeff's $600, as Jackson has other creditors, though he is gracious enough to leave Sal her money.  - Blowing Wild
  • The next day, the gracious Sir Basil takes the narrator on a tour around the vast estate.  - Neck (short story)
  • Larita also meets John's former girlfriend and neighbour Sarah Hurst (Charlotte Riley), who is gracious about the marriage.  - Easy Virtue (2008 film)
  • With the staff bribed to help, he fills the house with paying guests, and rakes in their money while playing the gracious host.  - Ukridge and the Home from Home
  • Kyoya, however, is the "Shadow King," the true director who runs the show from behind the scenes with a charming facade and gracious manners.  - Ouran High School Host Club
  • He encounters a gracious werefox, Cutbelly, who explains the Lodgepole, a giant tree connecting all worlds, to the ignorant Ethan.  - Summerland (novel)
  • During the wedding of Ayya Veluthambi's granddaughter, Anandan and Tamizhselvan meet each other and share a gracious handshake.  - Iruvar
  • Madelyn, projecting her own fears onto her daughter, though gracious is rather less accepting, despite her liking for Greg.  - Hellfighters (film)
  • The Colonel was something less than a gracious host.  - The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier
  • Only their sister, the Duchess, earns the approval of everyone, a very pleasant and gracious woman.  - The Duchess of Malfi
  • She is very gracious when Wai-Tung explains his dilemma, as she, too, is hiding a relationship (with a Caucasian man).  - The Wedding Banquet
  • Glinda is a beautiful and gracious sorceress, surrounded by a court of pretty girls.  - The Wiz
  • At first enticed by Dracula's gracious manners, Harker soon realizes that he is Dracula's prisoner.  - Dracula

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