gratefully
- a word derived from grateful.
Example Sentences
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"I think I understand more about why that wasn't done -- obviously gratefully -- but that is an area where my intuitions were just off."
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
And if your spouse needs cancer treatment in another city, you might want to relax your boundaries and accept a gift of financial help gratefully.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Your company is worth millions, so you have the luxury of choice, something you are acutely and, it seems, gratefully aware of.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026
"He passed it presumably because it went back and then gratefully I received the £7,500 because I was at the end of my tether at that stage."
From BBC • Nov. 2, 2024
When we got out of the water, I gave the boys one of our towels, and Arul accepted it gratefully, though Muthu said he preferred to dry off in the sun.
From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman
