How to Use thankfully in a Sentence

thankfully

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  • I always receive your calls thankfully.
  • The instructions were thankfully simple.
  • My boss is back, as is the rest of my team, thankfully.
    — R29 Team, Refinery29, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The time for change is now, and thankfully, the tools are at hand.
    — Wilfred M. McClay, National Review, 15 Aug. 2021
  • But this week, thankfully, there’s some good news in the mix.
    — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 22 May 2026
  • She just was stuck in the back and wasn’t up top, thankfully for us.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • The mine shaft is still there and, thankfully, so is the down-home food.
    — Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Some heat dome events can last for weeks at a time, but this one thankfully will not.
    — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026
  • The good thing, though, is that this thankfully ends in the film’s very first scene.
    — David Opie, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
  • This hype died down, thankfully.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • And thankfully, she's proven that to be the case in the final movie.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 1 May 2021
  • His time here, thankfully, is coming to an end soon.
    — Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
  • That’s a lot of fashion, and thankfully much of it was very good.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The show tones it down somewhat, thankfully, but not very much.
    — L.m., The Economist, 6 June 2019
  • Over the past 24 hours, oil has thankfully come well off its highs.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Yes, thankfully, we were blessed to be able to get good care for my daughter.
    — Abc News, ABC News, 1 Dec. 2022
  • This hasn’t been the hottest of summers around here, thankfully.
    — Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022
  • And thankfully, the fame hasn't gone to the little guy's head — too much.
    — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE.com, 3 Aug. 2021
  • And so thankfully, Spark came along.
    — Anna Alejo, CBS News, 12 May 2026
  • And thankfully, the two-seam tried to backdoor again and didn’t catch any plate.
    — Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
  • This bout of extreme warmth is thankfully short-lived, as a cold front is on our doorstep.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Fair amount of buttons in there still, thankfully.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 12 Mar. 2026
  • This means that the dog days of summer are coming to an end—thankfully.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The weather was as cold and gray as the homeland, but thankfully not as wet.
    — David Frese, kansascity, 17 Mar. 2018
  • But the truth is, thankfully, more nuanced.
    — Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
  • But thankfully the Stars media guide is here to help.
    — R.j. Coyle, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
  • There’s a bit of bloody, hand-to-hand battle and some killing, though thankfully not of our boys.
    — Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 10 Oct. 2025
  • As for the brunch of it all, the brief thankfully proves more versatile than not.
    — Caroline Framke, Variety, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Koma held the show in a church, and thankfully, there were no teepees on the runway.
    — Rhonda Richford, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2018
  • Beavers are one of the most resilient species to climate change, thankfully.
    — Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026

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