How to Use grateful in a Sentence

grateful

adjective

• I'm grateful to you for your help.
• He's grateful for the attention.
• The college sent us a grateful acknowledgment of our donation.
• For that, anyone who believes in horse racing is grateful.
  — New York Times, 11 June 2022
• Brat Summer would never have died, but its most grateful acolytes would never have lived.
  — Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
• Julie and Todd are so grateful for the love and support shown by their family, friends and fans.
  — Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com, 22 June 2022
• As a child of immigrants, you're supposed to be grateful for the sacrifices your parents make.
  — Nydia Simone, refinery29.com, 16 June 2022
• Swift’s remarkable commencement speech urged young people to be grateful and fix themselves instead of the world.
  — Kyle Smith, National Review, 21 May 2022
• We are heartbroken by this tragedy and are grateful for the outpouring of support that community members have shown during this time.
  — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 1 Oct. 2024
• Shocked, grateful, honoured, and terrified to be included in one of the #Time100 covers this year!!
  — Li Cohen, CBS News, 24 May 2022
• Ike Howard, Fletcher's grandson, said the families were grateful for the donation, which will help cover the care and needs of the three survivors.
  — Nicole Chavez, CNN, 19 May 2022
• And as the first attraction centered around Disney’s first Black princess, Carter is grateful for the honor to be leading its creation.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 10 June 2022
• Despite some of the tough experiences in college, Thompson is forever grateful for Butler.
  — Gabby Hajduk, The Indianapolis Star, 21 June 2022
• Although the fire was a setback, Barnes is grateful for the Hamilton community, who supported them during the difficult time.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 7 June 2022
• The premise of having your salary adjusted for doing the same exact thing, just in a different zip code, has become perhaps the biggest sticking point for employees—even those who are grateful for the option.
  — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 23 May 2022
• Well, one of the things that's on the top of my list is to be grateful.
  — Bryn Elise Sandberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2020
• And for both, she is owed the thanks of a grateful nation.
  — Rochelle Riley, Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2018
• But there has been a lot in the past few days to be glad and grateful for.
  — Mary Schmich, chicagotribune.com, 6 Nov. 2020
• Pete Stahl, ever the politically minded punk, is grateful to be able to do something for Stacks, whose gigs offset some of costs of the chemotherapy and other treatments.
  — Hau Chu, Washington Post, 25 May 2022
• Trail users were grateful to those who cleared the way.
  — Stephen Hudak, OrlandoSentinel.com, 25 Sep. 2017
• These past six months have been a time to grieve and a time to be grateful.
  — Mary Colurso | [e-mail], al, 10 Nov. 2022
• But this fall, both are grateful for the growth over the last couple of decades.
  — Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 18 Oct. 2022
• But the team emerged grateful for all that didn’t go their way, Prescott said.
  — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2021
• One for which many of us are grateful to have once again.
  — Jerry Portwood, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2021
• War appears to be off the table, and for that the world can be grateful.
  — The Economist, 14 June 2018
• Going to bed with a full heart and so much to be grateful for.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2018
• Part of her was grateful to know that there was still movement in the case.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022
• There’s always something to be grateful for in the midst of it all.
  — Akili King, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2020
• His way of coping was to just be grateful when the violence was over.
  — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
• Endlessly grateful for our family of 5 (and our very own big three) and soaking in every moment of this special time.
  — Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 29 Oct 2024