thankful
Americanadjective
adjective
Related Words
See grateful.
Other Word Forms
- superthankful adjective
- superthankfully adverb
- superthankfulness noun
- thankfully adverb
- thankfulness noun
Etymology
Origin of thankful
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English thancful; thank, -ful
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Example Sentences
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Standing at the front of her class on Monday morning, she remembered her time at Sandy June’s Legendary Frybread Drive-In and felt thankful for what she had learned there.
From Literature
I’m just really humbled and thankful to be a part of a team and staff that cares about things from the inside out.
From Los Angeles Times
Looking at her, I’m listening, loving the moment, thankful we are living it and confiding comfortably.
From Los Angeles Times
I’m thankful for those songs — they’re why I’m here talking to you now.
From Los Angeles Times
I'm so thankful to someone like Terry Venables who - in a team that wasn't doing particularly well - to have the confidence to stick a 16-year-old in.
From BBC
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