How to Use thanks in a Sentence
thanks
plural noun-
Lanterns line the streets as people give thanks, watch the moon and eat.
— Forrest Brown, CNN, 22 Sep. 2022 -
That’s thanks in large part to the women who run the shows behind the scenes.
— Julie Seabaugh, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2022 -
So thanks for joining us to talk about Afghanistan and the CT fight there.
— CBS News, 24 Aug. 2022 -
To Lisa, thanks for loving him and being there for him to the end.
— Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2022 -
Tonight is the night to give thanks and be humble and grateful.
— Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 2 June 2022 -
This is thanks in no small part to the miracle of YouTube.
— Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Jan. 2022 -
As Kobe thanks David profusely for the gift, the pair both well up.
— Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2022 -
Well, first of all, thanks for putting our name in the same sentence as those bands.
— Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 3 May 2022 -
Thank you very much for your thoughts and thanks for joining us.
— CBS News, 1 Sep. 2021 -
Two minutes later, Moreno struck again, thanks once again to the play of Chara.
— oregonlive, 29 June 2022 -
Drew apologizes to the group and thanks Gloria for the skirmish.
— Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 9 June 2022 -
And this was thanks, in part, to its clever costume design.
— Megan C. Hills, CNN, 20 Dec. 2021 -
Yes, the wind will cause these to blow up (thanks, liner, for the coverage there).
— Christa Sgobba, SELF, 1 Sep. 2022 -
Many of the photos had handwritten notes of thanks clipped to them.
— La Risa R. Lynch, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2021 -
In her post, Clark thanks FX and the show’s creative team for their partnership on the project.
— J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 17 Oct. 2021 -
Game notes: The Tigers fell in the third of this four-game series, thanks in large part to a listless offense.
— Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press, 17 Apr. 2022 -
Castellanos says no thanks and the Reds enter ’22 with a hole in rightfield.
— Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2021 -
Hi Ashleigh, thanks so much for taking the time to speak with me today.
— Liz Elting, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 -
Thanks so much for your help, and thanks for listening.
— David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Apr. 2022 -
For many of us, this is a season for thanks and gratitude.
— Lori Nickel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2021 -
Around the dinner table, the spirit of thanks and giving is felt with the sharing of meals.
— Michelle Franzen, ABC News, 24 Nov. 2022 -
But the Flyers hung on, thanks largely to Hart, who made saves on 37 of the Panthers’ final 38 shots.
— Aaron Bracy, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2022 -
But thanks for your kind words. Godspeed and peace for you, as well, Uncle John Paul.
— Mike Masterson, Arkansas Online, 3 Jan. 2023 -
The concept of taking a moment to give thanks is nothing new, of course.
— Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 27 Jan. 2022 -
Roberts couldn’t wait to give thanks for the team’s good fortune in church Sunday morning.
— Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Sep. 2021 -
Couric thanks prison time for Martha Stewart’s sense of humor.
— Natalie Lin, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2021 -
The response from some invitees has been: Thanks, but no thanks.
— Elaine Yu, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 -
If anything, the gap seems to have only grown — thanks largely to Haaland.
— Mattias KarÉn, ajc, 7 Aug. 2022 -
Hammer, four years her junior, was also getting screen time thanks in part to blue-blooded wealth and good looks fit for a Brooks Brothers catalog.
— ELLE, 8 Feb. 2023 -
In the same interview, Tagovailoa’s mother, Diane Tagovailoa, sent thanks for the support that her son had received after his injuries.
— Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 27 Jan. 2023
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