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with good grace

Idioms  

  1. Willingly, pleasantly, as in They had tried hard to win but accepted their loss with good grace. [Mid-1700s] Also see with bad grace.

Example Sentences

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Outside all the chatter, Shaboozey addressed the growing controversy with good grace.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2024

My 80-year-old teacher took it all with good grace.

From The Guardian • Aug. 4, 2019

But this is a relatively low-stakes situation—you’re both part-time employees, you’re both single, you already get along well, and you clearly sound like you’d accept a “No” cheerfully and with good grace.

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2018

Asked about this tweet, Greenwald said, with good grace, that a British friend had made the same point to him.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 27, 2018

Besides, he was bound to stop the trap and come running down the bank, and she would have to suffer the interruption with good grace.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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