thankfully

Example Sentences

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Inclusions vary, but the restaurant choices were thankfully better than the options in the downtown Las Vegas all-inclusive I tried last summer.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The rest of the world, thankfully, has stopped listening.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

"Rescue operations lasted more than 28 hours, 30 people were thankfully saved due to the tireless efforts of our emergency workers," she said on social media.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Sophie met the prosecutor before the trial and said "thankfully he was very nice".

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

There wasn’t any tree pushing through the floor, thankfully, but Grandpop did lock himself inside.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds