smile gratefully

As the water cleared from my eyes I tried to smile gratefully.

The little man smiled gratefully and followed me out the door.

She smiled gratefully and threw herself at my feet in gratitude.

She smiled gratefully, thinking how seldom she'd heard someone say that about her son.

Though his body was worn beyond the limits of most men, he smiled gratefully.

Emma smiled at him gratefully and went into the library.

She laid her hand on his arm and smiled at him gratefully.

"There's just no question in my mind but that I could not do this without you," she told them, smiling gratefully.

The old woman smiled gratefully at the young man who offered her his seat on the bus.

Will Henry smiled gratefully, though he knew this was not true.