thankful

Example Sentences

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"I am grateful there were no reported injuries and thankful for the first responders, engineers, and launch crews who acted quickly," Haridopolos said.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

I’m thankful we got time to reconnect 2 months before his passing.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

“I will never be able to make sense of this loss but I am thankful that we had found a way to become friends.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

The families told the BBC how thankful they were for the medical teams who saved their children.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Poor Lydia’s situation must, at best, be bad enough; but that it was no worse, she had need to be thankful.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen