with good grace

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

Sanders had a lavish draft party set up but had to watch as pick by pick and round by round went by without his name being called, and although he took it with good grace that really would have hurt.

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

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Do they exist to teach us about competition, resilience, and losing with good grace?

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She took it with good grace and praised Australian officials for staging the tournament.

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I have yet to find the proper etiquette that makes such a request feel comfortable to me and guarantees that it will be received with good grace.

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