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with good grace

Idioms  

  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

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

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2024

You have every right to object to a painting you did not solicit, and your friend needs to be able to accept that with good grace.

From Slate • Jan. 21, 2020

Asked about this tweet, Greenwald said, with good grace, that a British friend had made the same point to him.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 27, 2018

He said: "Mr Speaker, you gave us a gentle rebuke yesterday for the applause we gave in this chamber. "We take that with good grace.

From BBC • May 28, 2015

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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