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gratefully

ADVERB
appreciatively
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
rudely thanklessly unappreciatively ungratefully


Example Sentences

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"I think I understand more about why that wasn't done -- obviously gratefully -- but that is an area where my intuitions were just off."

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Your company is worth millions, so you have the luxury of choice, something you are acutely and, it seems, gratefully aware of.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

In the interview, he described feeling some optimism and hope that the experience could ultimately teach him a positive lesson that he could look gratefully back on in the future.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Munn gratefully reports that she is cancer-free, though with that gratitude, she said, comes a feeling that “I will be looking over my shoulder for the rest of my life.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

I accepted it gratefully, and the boys and I dragged out the hot plate and filled it up.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam




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