Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a thankful manner; with grateful acknowledgment of favors or kindness received.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
thankful manner. - adverb Also used as a synonym of
fortunately .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a thankful manner; with thanks
- adverb let us be thankful that
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Examples
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Senator Webb, thankfully is one of the only liberals in Congress who has pointed this out.
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I fear what would/will happen to our country if she had more power than she already has (which thankfully is very little). maude
First on the Ticker: Palin will not run for re-election 2009
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And that, thankfully, is where I stopped blathering on.
Archive 2009-02-01 Mia 2009
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I hear you and have felt your pain ... thankfully long ago ...
I`m looking at a Remington 1100 sporting sries autoloader. 2010
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Ignorance, thankfully, is something that can be corrected.
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And that, thankfully, is where I stopped blathering on.
Happy developers + happy museums = happy punters (my JISC dev8D talk) Mia 2009
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Maybe everyone needs to step back and take a deep breath, that thankfully is still free.
Why I Hate the Booth Babe Story, a Guest Editorial by Holly A. 2010
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A very happy birthday to Sarah, who thankfully is a much more organized mom than Renee!
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Maybe everyone needs to step back and take a deep breath, that thankfully is still free.
Why I Hate the Booth Babe Story, a Guest Editorial by Holly A. 2010
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I hear you and have felt your pain ... thankfully long ago ...
I`m looking at a Remington 1100 sporting sries autoloader. 2010
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