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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There’s so much to be thankful for, including these memes.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 June 2025
That cover, however, came and went without a big blowup; Musk is now on the outs, but his exit missive on Wednesday was thankful, and Trump supposedly still has affection for him.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 30 May 2025
These men and women made a valuable sacrifice that the majority of Americans remain thankful for.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Vance sat on the couch next to Trump and didn’t interject during the meeting, marking a difference in tone compared with that seen in the meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, when Vance stepped in to ask Zelensky to be more thankful to Trump.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 21 May 2025
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 June 2025
That cover, however, came and went without a big blowup; Musk is now on the outs, but his exit missive on Wednesday was thankful, and Trump supposedly still has affection for him.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 30 May 2025
These men and women made a valuable sacrifice that the majority of Americans remain thankful for.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Vance sat on the couch next to Trump and didn’t interject during the meeting, marking a difference in tone compared with that seen in the meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, when Vance stepped in to ask Zelensky to be more thankful to Trump.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 21 May 2025
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“Thankful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thankful. Accessed 6 Jun. 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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