Gratitude Expressions

verb to confer or invoke divine favor upon; ask God to look favorably on.

• The priest will bless the congregation during the Sunday service.
• I always feel blessed to have such wonderful friends in my life.
• I just sneezed, bless me!
• Sometimes a difficult situation can turn out to be a blessing in disguise.

noun something that helps you or brings happiness

• Receiving a promotion at work is truly a blessing that I am grateful for.
• Having good friends who support you through tough times is such a blessing.
• Winning the lottery would be a total blessing!
• The rain during a drought is seen as a blessing from the heavens.

noun a feeling of pleasure or contentment

adjective feeling or showing pleasure or contentment

• I am glad to inform you that your application has been approved.
• I'm so glad you could make it to the party!
• I'm glad we finally caught up, it's been too long!
• His smile was like a ray of sunshine, and I was glad to see it.

adjective indebted is an adjective that describes someone who owes gratitude or thanks to someone else

preposition to is a preposition that indicates the direction or recipient of the indebtedness

• I am deeply indebted to my mentor for guiding me through my career.
• I owe a lot to my friend for helping me out when I was in need.
• I'm so grateful to my buddy for always having my back.
• I feel like I owe the universe for all the good things that have come my way.

noun a word that functions as the name of a specific person, place, thing, or idea

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

• Thanks to the diligent work of our research team, we were able to make a groundbreaking discovery.
• Thanks to my roommate, I was able to borrow her car for the weekend.
• Thanks to my bestie, I got the hookup for tickets to the concert.
• Thanks to the sunshine, the flowers in the garden are blooming beautifully.

noun a gathering of friends to celebrate Thanksgiving or a Thanksgiving-like meal together

• We are planning to host a Friendsgiving celebration this year.
• Let's have a Friendsgiving potluck with all our friends!
• Who's coming to our Friendsgiving shindig?
• Friendsgiving is like a big family reunion with chosen family members.