Sentence examples for was thankful when from inspiring English sources

"No," I said, and was thankful when that sufficed.

Mrs. Lipscomb said she was thankful when her son had first enlisted.

But I was thankful when Jeff found a loophole: family benefits were not just for spouses, but also for "significant others".

My pushing stroke never felt smooth, I never found my rhythm and I was thankful when I was able to shut down for the final 100 meters of the race.

Ms. Keenan was thankful when Ms. Hassan suggested that she could get new mattresses, box springs and linens for Ms. Keenan and her son to replace their old and broken ones.

The actress Ada Reeve felt that the production had a bad back-stage atmosphere and was thankful when the season ended, while the comedian Barry Lupino was dismayed at having his role, Muffins, considerably reduced.

But Christ, you're thankful when the journey ends.

I'm thankful when we move on to backbends.

I can't discount the feeling of being thankful when I celebrate my birthday.

DERMOT CONNOLLY had every reason to be thankful when Hurricane Ivan suddenly turned and passed south of Jamaica in mid-September.

And so we should always be thankful when an important politician makes a really bad policy proposal.