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

“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

I thank God that we have been slow followers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

"I am worried that this war will drag on... but thank God we're in a country that protects us."

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

"It was a harrowing experience... but we thank God that it ended well," Prof Wole Alamu tells the BBC.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

“Okay, enough,” Gus’s dad said, and then out of nowhere, his dad put an arm around me and kissed the side of my head and whispered, “I thank God for you every day, kid.”

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green