thank God

Idioms

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]

Example Sentences

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"Thank God this is my last event," the 22-year-old US-born athlete said.

From Barron's

"Thank god. That was really fun, I was really looking forward to this," Hodgkinson told the crowd, before being adorned with a golden crown as she took her place on a throne beside the track.

From BBC

"This is a time when you think, 'Thank God the US doesn't have a state-owned oil company,'" she says.

From BBC

When they're confident and there's no jeopardy, I was thinking 'thank god I'm not on that field'.

From BBC

And thank God for that, because don’t us hardworking women deserve a break from having to control everything?

From Los Angeles Times

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