thankfully
adverb
thank·ful·ly
ˈthaŋk-f(ə-)lē 
1
: in a thankful manner
spoke thankfully
2
: as makes one thankful
graceless stadiums … thankfully going out of fashion—
R. G. Echevarriá
R. G. Echevarriáthankfully, those opinions are advanced with graceful prose—Ken Auletta
Ken AulettaExamples of thankfully in a Sentence
The instructions were thankfully simple.
I always receive your calls thankfully.
Recent Examples on the Web
But thankfully, their youngest, who is only 10, will still be in the house for a while longer.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024
Of course, Cinderella Spice could hardly turn up in a little black Miss Selfridge dress, and so thankfully Donatella Versace – a sort of fairy godmother figure in this book – waved her wand in the direction of the Versace flagship in Milan and granted Beckham with an unlimited spend.
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—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
Half-way up the rural pass, all four of my rental car’s tire pressure got low, but this small, mighty device thankfully inflated them within 20 minutes.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2024
Price There are backpacks for every budget, thankfully.
—L.a. Hubilla, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Maximum winds were 85 mph, the total path was less than a quarter mile, and thankfully only minor damage was observed.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2024
From Jack Harris: To Dave Roberts, Thursday afternoon felt nostalgically, longingly, thankfully familiar.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
And, just as thankfully, over in a corner, then Mayor Gavin Newsom, who had grown close to the Google founders, was wearing a normal suit.
—CBS News, 17 Mar. 2024
Lighter mornings mean that getting up and outside as early as possible is, thankfully, less painful.
—Georgia Day, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2024
Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024
Of course, Cinderella Spice could hardly turn up in a little black Miss Selfridge dress, and so thankfully Donatella Versace – a sort of fairy godmother figure in this book – waved her wand in the direction of the Versace flagship in Milan and granted Beckham with an unlimited spend.
49.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
Half-way up the rural pass, all four of my rental car’s tire pressure got low, but this small, mighty device thankfully inflated them within 20 minutes.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2024
Price There are backpacks for every budget, thankfully.
—L.a. Hubilla, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Maximum winds were 85 mph, the total path was less than a quarter mile, and thankfully only minor damage was observed.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2024
From Jack Harris: To Dave Roberts, Thursday afternoon felt nostalgically, longingly, thankfully familiar.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
And, just as thankfully, over in a corner, then Mayor Gavin Newsom, who had grown close to the Google founders, was wearing a normal suit.
—CBS News, 17 Mar. 2024
Lighter mornings mean that getting up and outside as early as possible is, thankfully, less painful.
—Georgia Day, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2024
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“Thankfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thankfully. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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