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.
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Longer battery life and better camera technology are the bare minimum requirements for Apple's iPhone product cycle — and thankfully, both boxes were checked on Tuesday.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
And thankfully, regulators are speaking up, as well.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
The negative impact of a toxiboss is hard to overstate, but thankfully, the remedy isn’t rocket science.
—Mark C. Perna, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
For those unfamiliar with the incident, there’s (perhaps thankfully) little tension that the kids will be found and rescued.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2025
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
And thankfully, regulators are speaking up, as well.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
The negative impact of a toxiboss is hard to overstate, but thankfully, the remedy isn’t rocket science.
—Mark C. Perna, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
For those unfamiliar with the incident, there’s (perhaps thankfully) little tension that the kids will be found and rescued.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for thankfully
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“Thankfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thankfully. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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