How to Use thankfully in a Sentence
thankfully
adverb
- I always receive your calls thankfully.
- The instructions were thankfully simple.
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As for the brunch of it all, the brief thankfully proves more versatile than not.
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Caroline Framke,
Variety,
9 Nov. 2022
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This hasn’t been the hottest of summers around here, thankfully.
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Dan Stillman,
Washington Post,
31 Aug. 2022
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And thankfully, right now, it’s at the northeast rift zone.
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Caleb Jones and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher,
Anchorage Daily News,
30 Nov. 2022
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This means that the dog days of summer are coming to an end—thankfully.
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Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
25 Aug. 2023
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Yes, thankfully, we were blessed to be able to get good care for my daughter.
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Abc News,
ABC News,
1 Dec. 2022
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The zombies in The Last of Us are thankfully fictional.
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David Angulo,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2023
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My wife Lauren was thankfully not with me at the time of the incident.
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Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
20 Mar. 2023
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This bout of extreme warmth is thankfully short-lived, as a cold front is on our doorstep.
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Ian Livingston,
Washington Post,
23 Feb. 2023
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This time, the whole thing is set on a Greek island, and thankfully the film more or less avoids the sophomore slump.
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Andy Meek,
BGR,
24 Dec. 2022
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The first hole took about 45 minutes — thankfully, the course was empty.
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Jeff Seidel,
Detroit Free Press,
10 Nov. 2022
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Though the '90s have come back with a vengeance in all facets of beauty and fashion, our brows have (thankfully) been spared.
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Jessica Ourisman,
Harper's BAZAAR,
21 Sep. 2022
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The return of rigid '90s jeans thankfully includes a broader fit range than the first go-round.
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Halie Lesavage,
Harper's BAZAAR,
18 Nov. 2022
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One thing that thankfully doesn’t change is the story of Joey Scalzitti.
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George Castle,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2022
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And thankfully, this discourse didn’t need to turn toxic in order to get it over the hump!
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Katie Atkinson,
Billboard,
25 Apr. 2023
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Lambeau, thankfully, did not make the list of the rainiest stadiums in the NFL.
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Joe Taschler,
Journal Sentinel,
9 Sep. 2022
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Clearwater, thankfully, was largely spared the worst of the Ian’s wrath; a blowout tide sucked water out of the Bay.
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Kate Aronoff,
The New Republic,
6 Oct. 2022
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While 10 people were shot in the attack, thankfully no one was killed.
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Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
21 Dec. 2022
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The camp’s staff lined up to greet us with warm smiles and, thankfully, plenty of large umbrellas.
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Todd Plummer,
Vogue,
19 Oct. 2023
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My wife Lauren [Monroe] was thankfully not with me at the time of the incident.
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Christian Holub,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2023
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But thankfully, movie tastes seem to be going back to simpler times.
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Katherine Singh,
refinery29.com,
25 Oct. 2022
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But a lot of it was thankfully discussed upfront and built into the design as well.
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Karen M. Peterson,
Variety,
5 Oct. 2022
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The tax filing deadline this year, thankfully, is not April 15.
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Susan Tompor,
Detroit Free Press,
13 Apr. 2023
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The fight quickly ended, thankfully, but the damage was done.
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The Indianapolis Star,
30 Dec. 2022
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Every month there are new games tailor-made for the PS5, and thankfully there's a solid backlog of ’em by now.
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Jaina Grey,
WIRED,
9 Oct. 2022
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But the joke, like every other bit in the show, is, thankfully, never explained.
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Niela Orr,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2022
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No need to buy flowers or candy for this day, thankfully.
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Christina Barron,
Washington Post,
1 Jan. 2023
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Many of those restrictions have been rolled back this year, thankfully.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin,
Ars Technica,
25 Aug. 2022
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Such events are thankfully rare, says Kevin Stamber, who led the project at Sandia, but there have been some close calls in recent years.
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IEEE Spectrum,
7 Feb. 2023
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