thankful
adjective
thank·ful
ˈthaŋk-fəl 
1
: conscious of benefit received
for what we are about to receive make us truly thankful
2
: expressive of thanks
thankful service
3
: well pleased : glad
was thankful that it didn't rain
thankfulness
noun
Examples of thankful in a Sentence
Everyone was thankful to hear the good news.
we were thankful that someone else was footing the bill for the lavish wedding banquet
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Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Others were simply thankful to hear the man was able to avoid a serious allergic reaction before fully understanding his allergy.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Video posted on Facebook shows a tree service worker leaning an extremely tall ladder up to an enormous tree in order to rescue a very talkative — and thankful — black cat.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2025
Parents like Gilder are thankful for Juberian and USSA for giving their time to make dreams for kids like Keagen possible.
—Leo Pomerenke, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for thankful
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“Thankful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thankful. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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thankful
adjective
thank·ful
ˈthaŋk-fəl
: feeling or showing thanks
thankfully
adverb
-fə-lē
thankfulness
noun
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