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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Example Sentences

"I was sitting at this funeral and I was just thinking, tears pouring out of my eyes... I could have been in the front. Thank God that I was at the back. It could have been my little girl."

From BBC

Springsteen once said of Ely: “Thank God he wasn’t born in New Jersey. I would have had a lot more of my work cut out for me.”

From Los Angeles Times

"Even if I'm having a good game or bad game I will pray and thank God, it's good to stay connected to Allah in good or bad times," he says.

From BBC

"I didn't hear from my grandfather for several days. When I heard from him, I started crying, and was like 'thank God'," Sutherland told BBC Sport.

From BBC

Thank God, I think, because otherwise...

From Los Angeles Times