Musicians bowed gracefully.

Meaning: The people playing musical instruments bent their heads or bodies in a smooth and elegant manner as a sign of respect or gratitude.

Choice of Words: Musicians are people who play musical instruments. Bowed means bent their heads or bodies as a sign of respect or gratitude. Gracefully means in a smooth and elegant manner.

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The musicians bowed with grace.

Meaning: This means that the musicians showed respect and politeness by bowing in a beautiful and elegant way.

Choice of Words: Musicians are people who play musical instruments. Bowed means to bend forward or lower one's head as a sign of respect or submission. Grace means elegance or beauty. When you put them together, "The musicians bowed with grace" means that the musicians made a polite and elegant gesture by bending forward or lowering their heads.

The musicians took a graceful bow.

Meaning: This means that the musicians showed respect and politeness by bowing in a beautiful and elegant way, or by holding their bows in a beautiful and elegant way.

Choice of Words: Musicians are people who play musical instruments. Took means to grab or hold something. Bow can mean to bend forward or lower one's head as a sign of respect or submission, or it can mean the stick that is used to play string instruments. Graceful means with elegance and ease. When you put them together, "The musicians took a graceful bow" means that the musicians made a polite and elegant gesture by bending forward or lowering their heads, or by holding their bows in a beautiful and elegant way.

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