GRATEFUL in a Sentence

Learn GRATEFUL from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
241 example sentences for GRATEFUL, such as:
1. They sent us a grateful letter.
2. I can't express how grateful I am.
3. I will always feel grateful to that little guy.
4. Will did not speak at first and Scarlett was grateful.
5. We will be grateful for whatever amount you can afford.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of GRATEFUL
grateful
 a.  feeling or showing gratitude
 a.  affording comfort or pleasure
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  "If you are going to talk vilely I shall go into the house," she cried, grateful that the shadows hid her crimson face.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
2  Scarlett would have been eternally grateful to Will, had he asked her for Carreen's hand.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXX
3  Even with this startling news, Scarlett was grateful that Aunt Pitty had saved her the necessity of bringing his name into the conversation herself.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIII
4  And she was so grateful to Frank for saving Tara she felt a warm affection for him and an equally warm determination that he should never regret marrying her.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVI
5  Scarlett did not mean to be short tempered and she really wanted to make Frank a good wife, for she was fond of him and grateful for his help in saving Tara.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVI
6  She tired more easily these days than she liked to admit and she was always silently grateful when he took the reins.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVIII
7  Will did not speak at first and Scarlett was grateful.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIX
8  "I'll bet the other ladies ain't grateful to me," said Belle with sudden venom.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVI
9  And I'll bet they ain't grateful to Captain Butler neither.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVI
10  And Father Merriwether intends to call and he talks like he was in his dotage and says he's grateful to that scoundrel, even if I'm not.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIX
11  He gave her a smile, so pleasant, so grateful that Mrs. Merriwether stood uncertainly for a moment.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LII
12  She was in truth grateful for the refuge offered her: Mrs. Peniston's opulent interior was at least not externally dingy.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 3
13  Instead of having to flatter, she would be flattered; instead of being grateful, she would receive thanks.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 4
14  I HAVE thanked you; I've shown I was grateful.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 13
15  I HAVE had bothers; and I am grateful to you for wanting to relieve me of them.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 15
Example Sentence: (31 in 3 pages)
1  We would be grateful for prompt payment of your account.
2  I am infinitely grateful that you are in my small life.
3  I can't express how grateful I am.
4  We will be grateful for whatever amount you can afford.
5  You are such a talented and smart member of our team and we are truly grateful of having you.
6  Maybe god wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one,so that when we finally meet the perple,we will know how to be grateful.
7  Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one,so that when we finally meet the person, we will know how to be grateful.
8  I sincerely feel a grateful interest in each return of this happy anniversary.
9  They added color and dignity to our program and made the day a day to remember, and we are truly grateful.
10  I would be grateful if he could cast an expert eye over it and tell me what he thought of it.
11  I will always feel grateful to that little guy.
12  Instead of complaining about what's wrong, be grateful for what's right.
13  They sent us a grateful letter.
14  I would therefore be grateful if you could refer back to the letter I wrote and respond as best you can.
15  Be sure to give credit for interviews, for this too, should be valued by a grateful researcher.