Graces
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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The Pier Head building is one of the city's renowned Three Graces, along with the neighbouring Cunard and Port of Liverpool buildings.
From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025
Urs Fischer offers a literally waxen redeployment of antique statuary: a candle in the shape of the Three Graces, the central goddess facing backward, their absent heads turned into burning wicks.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2023
Raphael painted his version of the Three Graces at the beginning of the 16th century.
From Slate • May 28, 2020
There’s also one at the museum, “Three Graces: Les Trois Femmes,” a piece the artist created in 2011.
From Washington Post • Oct. 3, 2018
The Graces were particularly rude this morning, shaking their heads and staring at me with looks of disgust.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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