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Recent Examples of thankfully
The officer was taken by helicopter to a local hospital and treated for his injuries, which are thankfully non-life threatening.
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Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 24 Mar. 2026
This, thankfully, was not what happened to that couple whose RV was impounded.
—Paul Delessio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
This is not what happens, thankfully, but for a hot second Paradise is playing on those fears.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
The officer was taken by helicopter to a local hospital and treated for his injuries, which are thankfully non-life-threatening.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
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Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 24 Mar. 2026
This, thankfully, was not what happened to that couple whose RV was impounded.
—Paul Delessio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
This is not what happens, thankfully, but for a hot second Paradise is playing on those fears.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
The officer was taken by helicopter to a local hospital and treated for his injuries, which are thankfully non-life-threatening.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for thankfully
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thankfully
Adverb
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And fortunately, Orion’s space toilet does have a privacy door.—
Charlie Gile,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
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First, the two singers originally cast to play Carmen and Don José on Friday and Sunday were replaced in the past week (fortunately with two very good artists).—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The 15-time major champion winner was left to crawl out of the passenger side of the car, luckily unhurt.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The 15-time major champion winner was left to crawl out of the passenger side of the car, luckily unhurt.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The pancakes were fluffy on the inside and lacy at the edges, topped with a generous dollop of Meyer lemon curd and a handful of gloriously plump blueberries.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Interiors are gloriously free of safe neutrals.—
Vicki Power,
TheWeek,
23 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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As promised by our intrepid TJ’s correspondent Alex Beggs, the crust was pleasantly puffy, and the onion flavor was just funky enough.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Apr. 2026
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The screen’s swivel mechanism is pleasantly firm and doesn’t move during intense running sessions.—
Craig Rawlins-Wilson,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Writer-director Luchina Fisher’s documentary The Dads, a portrait of assorted American fathers trying to support their trans and non-binary children in these dark times, is both painfully timely and blessedly hopeful, a warning and a balm in one handy package.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Mar. 2026
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For the blessedly unaware, gooning is when maladjusted young men consume immense, overstimulating amounts of pornography and masturbate for hours on end to reach some kind of transcendent release.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Her part, like that of Alice in Barry’s previous opera, is enlivened by delightfully squeaky high notes in unexpected places.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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Evenly spread out in a thin layer on a half sheet pan, each piece of rigatoni is cloaked in sauce and melting cheese, yet comes out of the oven perfectly al dente, with delightfully crisp edges.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Whale lusts after a hunky gardener (Brendan Fraser) and persuades him to pose for a few sketches; Julian, though bisexual, expresses no such interest in Lori, and any art-making turns out to be a gratifyingly mutual endeavor.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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But yeah, gratifyingly quite a bit.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
8 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The film’s empathetic interest in individual, often eccentric human lives gives it a warmth that overrides the underlying melancholy of the material, making for a pleasingly unsentimental crowdpleaser.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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The algorithm, pleasingly, is languishing in last place.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Thankfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thankfully. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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