thankful

Example Sentences

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I am thankful to have grown up in a bilingual country and to have attended a high school where we studied Molière in French and Shakespeare in English.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Because I’m just so thankful to be able to do stand-up and have people come and watch me do it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

She said her husband was "very wary of the children being sick" and "his anxiety had heightened a lot, but that they were both thankful to the staff in Swah".

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

The family said it was thankful to Norris’s fans, who to him “were not just fans, you were his friends.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Captain Smith tells them we are thankful for their message, and for their peacekeeping efforts.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone