thank God

Idioms  

1. Also,. I'm grateful, as in Thank God you arrived safely, or We didn't, thank goodness, run out of food, or Thank heaven the book arrived on time. These ejaculations originally expressed gratitude to divine providence but today tend to be used in a more casual way. [c. 1200]

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thank God

“You should just thank God you can hear them.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

“I’m way past menopause, thank God, but I care about other people.”

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

“It is really a miracle that no one was killed doing this, but thank God nobody was, and we’re not going to get anybody hurt taking it off either.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

"We thank God that this attack did not turn into a tragedy with loss of life," he said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

I was ready to escape out the back window, diary in hand, but thank God, I ran to the front one to check first.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez