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
  • As Kobe thanks David profusely for the gift, the pair both well up.
    Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • Yes, the wind will cause these to blow up (thanks, liner, for the coverage there).
    Christa Sgobba, SELF, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Hi Ashleigh, thanks so much for taking the time to speak with me today.
    Liz Elting, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022
  • 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 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
  • Is this day of thanks nothing more than a cruel segregator of the haves and have-nots?
    Susanna Wolff, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The Chargers are in a doggone playoff push thanks, again, to the shove from their most valuable player.
    Jay Paris, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Give thanks not just on Thanksgiving Day, but every day of your life.
    Katarina Avendaño, Good Housekeeping, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Commenters on the post said the thanks was not needed and echoed their gratitude for the department’s work.
    Staff, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2022
  • The pair leave a coin as thanks the next morning, but soon hear the truth about the old couple from neighboring villagers.
    Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Sukkot is the Jewish festival of giving thanks for the fall harvest.
    Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2022
  • This home also had a wonderful feeling of space, thanks in part to the ceiling height.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 26 Aug. 2022
  • As his weekend wound down, Jackson-Davis just wanted to say thanks.
    Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Well, Mike, thanks so much for being an amazing cohost all year.
    Wired Staff, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2022
  • This one’s fun, and thanks as always for listening to Buckeye Talk.
    Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 27 May 2022
  • That’s thanks in part to the sharpest rise in exports in 11 years, though domestic demand remains strong, too.
    Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 1 June 2022
  • My thanks goes out to my loyal and devoted audiences around the world.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Last season’s Panthers had a half-dozen of those Monty Hall thanks-for-being-a-guest-on-our-show door prizes.
    Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Dec. 2022
  • But these swimming holes have been fixtures of city life for decades, thanks in large part to the longtime Beijingers who just won’t be kept away.
    New York Times, 25 June 2022
  • As Russia before it, China was quick with praise and thanks for the billionaire.
    Frida Ghitis, CNN, 18 Oct. 2022

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