Graces
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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"He always used to say his favourite part of sailing around the world was coming into the Mersey, seeing the Three Graces and coming back home."
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026
So far, none of the named trees in the grove, including the 209-foot Grizzly Giant as well as the Bachelor and Three Graces, are damaged, according to Phillipe.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 11, 2022
Especially the “wet drape” of gossamer white muslins cut along a circular line and suppressed by a sheer overstocking, to mimic the crushed marble drapery of the Three Graces.
From New York Times ● Jul. 17, 2020
This treatment of the Graces comes from a period when Flemish painting was highly specialized: In this case, Frans Wouters was responsible for the figures while Jan Brueghel the Younger painted the landscapes and flowers.
From Slate ● May 28, 2020
On either side, as Graces might have slept, her maids were sleeping.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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