grateful

Example Sentences

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“I’m very grateful to live in a nation where I don’t have to stay where my dad was.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Clark says it helped him feel grateful and led to him finding his own relationship with faith.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

“Overall, I’m here and I’m functioning. I feel really grateful to be moving through the world. I think I’m OK, but it’s like a daily struggle, obviously,” she admitted.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Baldoni lawyers Alexandra Shapiro and Jonathan Bach said they were grateful for the dismissal of the “very serious allegations,” adding, “What’s left is a significantly narrowed case.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

And I was grateful for a half-happiness in a house that had been so full of sadness, so I let it be.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan