Deo gratias
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These flattering words were received in the saloon with a murmur of approbation, and the two missionaries, said, from the bottom of their hearts, Deo gratias.
From Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 by Évariste Régis Huc
She had come to announce Don Giuseppe Costabarbieri, whose hollow but jolly voice was just then heard in the hall, saying heartily, "Deo gratias."
From The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico by Antonio Fogazzaro
Take the case of the martyr—an early and historical one—whose two speeches were during her trial "Christiana sum" and, on her condemnation, "Deo gratias".
From The Jesus of History by T. R. Glover
Thus did his reflection lead him till the end of the Gospel, and when he said the Deo gratias he had as yet decided nothing.
From The Grip of Desire by Hector France
"I only work here, Deo gratias, and I still have some work to do."
From Murder in the Gunroom by H. Beam Piper
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