Example Sentences

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The second his shift is over, he gracelessly flops over the boards and zones out so dramatically that fans like to joke that he’s haunted.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

They dispatch a monster so gracelessly that Superman finally gets some sense knocked into him.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2025

It might get crushed by a heavy stone block or fall gracelessly out of a tree.

From The Verge • Mar. 11, 2018

It was sad to see the storied career of the longest-serving African American in congressional history and an icon of liberal policymaking end so gracelessly.

From Washington Post • Dec. 5, 2017

“Sit,” she commands, and I fall gracelessly into the chair Miss Anderson just vacated.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland