thankfully

Example Sentences

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Sophie met the prosecutor before the trial and said "thankfully he was very nice".

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The worst-case military scenarios thankfully have been far off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

But thankfully, that’s not what we are seeing today, even with surging oil prices and a softening labor market.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

A SoCal hiker said she thankfully remembered what to do when she encountered the puma — yelling, facing the cat, trying to look big — until it ran off.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Nali seemed to sense that Nathan didn’t want to talk and thankfully was quiet the entire drive to Gallup.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young