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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