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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During a press conference, Gov. Ned Lamont said, thankfully, no one was seriously injured.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 2 May 2024
But exuberant playfulness does not rob something of meaning, and thankfully, that's something Showalter (Search Party, Spoiler Alert), his co-writer Jennifer Westfeldt (Kissing Jessica Stein), and the cast understand.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 May 2024
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Stepheny Price, Fox News, 2 May 2024
But exuberant playfulness does not rob something of meaning, and thankfully, that's something Showalter (Search Party, Spoiler Alert), his co-writer Jennifer Westfeldt (Kissing Jessica Stein), and the cast understand.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 May 2024
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 8 May. 2024.
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