A grumpy Mr. Blair responded, "I don't suppose I ever expected you to behave graciously at all."

President-elect Bush picked up the cue and has been behaving graciously, with no gloating.

They behave formally and graciously.

She said his name politely, as if he were an unwelcome guest, but good manners forbade her from behaving less than graciously.

Napoleon III, who had a horror of offending anyone socially, said nothing and both he and Eugénie behaved graciously and warmly during the dinner, as though not in the least put out.

It was in the party's interest to behave graciously and prudently when, with Mr. Gingrich leading the way, it won control of both houses of Congress in 1994.

It also doesn't help that Michelle Obama seriously needs sent to charm school for long enough to convince her that it wouldn't crack her face to smile properly, and to teach her how to behave graciously in victory.

He could only gain by behaving graciously.

Scaurus was glad to see the two men, usually so edgy in each other's company, behave graciously now.

The regular inhabitants of the city behave graciously and speak in a dignified manner.