thankfully

adverb

thank·​ful·​ly ˈthaŋk-f(ə-)lē 

1

: in a thankful manner

spoke thankfully

2

: as makes one thankful

graceless stadiums … thankfully going out of fashion

—R. G. Echevarriá

thankfully, those opinions are advanced with graceful prose

—Ken Auletta

Examples of thankfully in a Sentence

The instructions were thankfully simple.

I always receive your calls thankfully.

Recent Examples on the Web

Enjoying both treats for one day isn't nearly enough, and thankfully, Dairy Queen understands that. —Sydney Wingfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Jan. 2025

Jimmy Garoppolo profited from exposure to 49ers’ system The Commanders, thankfully shorn of the oppressive incompetence of former owner Daniel Snyder, were remade in a year by G.M. Adam Peters and coach Dan Quinn. —Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025

Death, almost needless to say, is a distinct possibility, but thankfully your subscriber count carries over from each run. —Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025

While technically true in rare cases, this is thankfully not the norm. —Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1