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How to use glad in a sentence

40 example sentences · adjective, verb, noun

Glad means pleased; happy; gratified. Example: “I'm glad the rain has finally stopped.”

Examples of glad by meaning

adjectivePleased; happy; gratified.

  • I'm glad the rain has finally stopped.
  • I'm always glad to be of service.
  • I was glad of receiving the tent in time for the camping trip.

verbTo make glad.

  • God that glads the lover's heart1922, A. E. Housman, Epithalamium, line 3

nounA gladiolus (plant).

  • Glads are widely grown as cut flowers both in the United States and abroad.2008, Lynn Byczynski, The Flower Farmer, page 217

More sentences with glad

  • I'm glad to be back in civilization after a day with that rowdy family.From the entry civilization
  • I'm glad Joe got fired last week. I think we're well rid of him.From the entry well
  • The slideshow we sat through was such a yawn. I was glad when it finished.From the entry yawn
  • Sally wasn't the star of the show, so she was glad to be paid scale.From the entry scale
  • She packed her sandals only as an afterthought, but she was glad she did.From the entry afterthought
  • I’m glad you want to be a better ally to the disabled.From the entry ally
  • I'm glad my friends live nearby where I can visit them.From the entry nearby
  • I'll be glad to forward your mail to you while you're gone.From the entry forward
  • I think I speak for the whole group when I say that we're glad you came.From the entry speak for
  • Our meeting today was a happenstance, but I'm glad we crossed paths.From the entry happenstance
  • The break-up was very bittersweet; they both hurt to end it, but were glad it was over.From the entry bittersweet
  • After his mother-in-law stayed for two weeks, he was glad to see the back of her.From the entry see the back of
  • I'm glad that she didn't stay long, but sorry that she came at all.From the entry at all
  • I couldn’t be more glad to see the back of them. Good riddance, I say.From the entry good riddance
  • It's really chucking it down! I'm glad I brought my umbrella.From the entry chuck it down
  • The losing candidate was just glad to put it behind him after months on the campaign trail.From the entry put something behind one
  • I told the president that I'm glad the future of the country is in safe hands.From the entry in safe hands
  • Now that everyone knows, I'm glad it's finally out in the open.From the entry in the open
  • We were so glad to rescue Jezebel from the shelter and bring her to her forever home.From the entry forever home
  • After a busy morning in the office, I was glad to head lunchwards.From the entry lunchwards
  • Be glad that you have enough to eat.From the entry that
  • I’m glad to be rid of that stupid nickname.From the entry rid
  • Was I ever glad to see you!From the entry ever
  • She was a merry person, glad and prodigal of smiles.From the entry prodigal
  • I had been glad if 'twere us but not them.From the entry 'twere
  • She was glad to escape her judgmental and moralistic parents.From the entry moralistic
  • I'm glad that my exams are over and done with.From the entry over and done with
  • I'll certainly be glad when this is over with.From the entry over with
  • He languidly waved his limp wrist, glad to see us, but not wanting to expend the energy to let us know that.From the entry languidly
  • A: These biscuits are great! What do you make them with? A: Oh, glad you like them! I make them with real butter and I add honey.From the entry make with
  • I'm glad we can all come together to appreciate the bestagons.2025 May 11, @Mookafish, X (post), archived from the original on 14 Aug 2026. From the entry bestagon
  • Today's her first day of first grade, and I'm just glad her teacher hasn't had to call.2022 February 23, Jocelyn Samara D., “Tie the Knot”, in Rain (webcomic), archived from the original on 08 May 2024. From the entry fireball
  • "I am glad to know you preserve that old signal box at the top of the incline.2021 November 3, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Boxes with functions across the centuries”, in RAIL, number 943, page 54. From the entry interviewer
  • But part of me was still glad to see this undoubtedly superficial take.2018 September 8, Sonia Sodha, “It’s time to ditch the stereotypes and look at the realities behind singledom”, in The Guardian, archived…. From the entry reality
  • “Now, that's a good question, and I'm glad to answer it,” Potter said.2017, Richard Mason -, The Fever Tree. From the entry take a flutter

Meaning of glad

  1. adjective Pleased; happy; gratified.
  2. adjective Having a bright or cheerful appearance; expressing or exciting joy; producing gladness.
  3. verb To make glad.

Full definition of glad

Questions about glad in a sentence

How do you use glad in a sentence?
Glad is used as an adjective, verb and noun. For example: “I'm glad the rain has finally stopped.”
What is a short sentence with glad?
“God that glads the lover's heart”
What does glad mean?
Glad means pleased; happy; gratified.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: glad (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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