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 …—
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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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Grace McCarty, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2026
And thankfully Emilia keeps talking.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
And people are calling it out, thankfully.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 6 Feb. 2026
That led to some immediate speculation that Trotz could be battling health problems, which thankfully were shot down.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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 Feb. 2026.
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