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with good grace

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  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.


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"I go with good grace, I go with a smile, and I go proud of everything that we have achieved," he added.

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

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

From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2024

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

There are men who take rejection with good grace, of course.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 31, 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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