How to Use grateful in a Sentence

grateful

adjective

• I'm grateful to you for your help.
• He's grateful for the attention.
• The college sent us a grateful acknowledgment of our donation.
• Well, one of the things that's on the top of my list is to be grateful.
  — Bryn Elise Sandberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2020
• And for both, she is owed the thanks of a grateful nation.
  — Rochelle Riley, Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2018
• Some hated that part of the job and were grateful for the change.
  — Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
• But there has been a lot in the past few days to be glad and grateful for.
  — Mary Schmich, chicagotribune.com, 6 Nov. 2020
• Trail users were grateful to those who cleared the way.
  — Stephen Hudak, OrlandoSentinel.com, 25 Sep. 2017
• These past six months have been a time to grieve and a time to be grateful.
  — Mary Colurso | [e-mail], al, 10 Nov. 2022
• But this fall, both are grateful for the growth over the last couple of decades.
  — Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 18 Oct. 2022
• But the team emerged grateful for all that didn’t go their way, Prescott said.
  — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2021
• One for which many of us are grateful to have once again.
  — Jerry Portwood, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2021
• War appears to be off the table, and for that the world can be grateful.
  — The Economist, 14 June 2018
• Going to bed with a full heart and so much to be grateful for.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2018
• Part of her was grateful to know that there was still movement in the case.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022
• There’s always something to be grateful for in the midst of it all.
  — Akili King, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2020
• And these deputies are supposed to risk their lives for you and be grateful?
  — Lauren Ritchie, OrlandoSentinel.com, 25 June 2018
• Of course, those lucky enough to escape the virus are very grateful for their good health.
  — Janet Siroto Next Avenue, Star Tribune, 15 Oct. 2020
• And this season, her last for the Huskies, Mueller is grateful to be healthy to start the season.
  — Kat Cornetta, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Oct. 2022
• Matt Miller is grateful for all the people who have helped him.
  — Matt Le Cren, chicagotribune.com, 4 Dec. 2020
• If ever there's been a year to be grateful for it, it's been this one.
  — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2020
• Be grateful for that, and help him to find his comfort zone.
  — Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
• The lion and the bull became friends, and the jackals were promoted to the first rank by the grateful monarch.
  — Salman Rushdie, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2023
• Tangueros are grateful that tourism is starting to flood in.
  — Anita Pouchard Serra, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2022
• In fact, most people seemed grateful to have a Fringe at all.
  — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 10 June 2021
• As a mom, Goldie Hawn is grateful for all the unique things her children each bring to the table.
  — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
• Vonleh is grateful for the chance to play for his hometown team but knows the work isn’t done yet.
  — Steve Hewitt, Hartford Courant, 9 Oct. 2022
• No one is going to raise their voice or not be grateful.
  — Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2020
• There are small things to be grateful for, even with nasty weather.
  — Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2021
• Three feet past the finish line, the runner bent at the waist, hands on her knees, exhausted but grateful to be finished.
  — Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 5 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 4 Dec 2024