thankful

Example Sentences

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Hunter also said the family were "really thankful" for Roberts apologising and accepting careless driving and "ideally" he would not have been found guilty of the dangerous driving offence.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

"I'm thankful. Just very thankful," Hill told Rolling Stone after the hearing.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

“I am extraordinarily thankful to the heroic people that pulled me from the car and to the warm, kind and talented staff at the hospital that cared for me and got me on the mend!”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

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

He was effusively thankful to the doctors for not insisting he be put under the knife.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady