How to Use thanks in a Sentence

thanks

plural noun
  • Thank you very much for your thoughts and thanks for joining us.
    — CBS News, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Lanterns line the streets as people give thanks, watch the moon and eat.
    — Forrest Brown, CNN, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Tonight is the night to give thanks and be humble and grateful.
    — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 2 June 2022
  • Well, first of all, thanks for putting our name in the same sentence as those bands.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 3 May 2022
  • Oh, and Patrick, thanks for waiting up at the end of each lap.
    — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 10 June 2020
  • That’s thanks in large part to the women who run the shows behind the scenes.
    — Julie Seabaugh, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2022
  • And most thanks of all to my bodyguard, who stopped me [from] getting shot twice.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 28 Feb. 2021
  • This is should be the season to remember those times and give thanks.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 13 Dec. 2020
  • Many of the photos had handwritten notes of thanks clipped to them.
    — La Risa R. Lynch, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2021
  • To Lisa, thanks for loving him and being there for him to the end.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Wear bright colors or pastels and give thanks for all of the abundance in your life.
    — Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure, 16 June 2021
  • Yes, the wind will cause these to blow up (thanks, liner, for the coverage there).
    — Renee Cherry, SELF, 8 May 2025
  • As Kobe thanks David profusely for the gift, the pair both well up.
    — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Hi Ashleigh, thanks so much for taking the time to speak with me today.
    — Liz Elting, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022
  • So thanks for joining us to talk about Afghanistan and the CT fight there.
    — CBS News, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Two minutes later, Moreno struck again, thanks once again to the play of Chara.
    — oregonlive, 29 June 2022
  • Steven, thanks for giving us an excuse to re-watch and talk about The Knick again.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 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
  • Drew apologizes to the group and thanks Gloria for the skirmish.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 9 June 2022
  • To all the other breweries in the Cincinnati area, thanks for all the tasty challenges.
    — Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 28 Mar. 2021
  • Castellanos says no thanks and the Reds enter ’22 with a hole in rightfield.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2021
  • So thanks, Stanford, for showing the world that the Bay Area still knows how to rock.
    — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2021
  • Colts emerged as a contender in Year 2 thanks, in large part, to Edgerrin James.
    — Nat Newell, The Indianapolis Star, 11 July 2020
  • Kendrick Nunn finished with 21 points, thanks for five 3-pointers, led the Heat.
    — George Henry, ajc, 24 Apr. 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
  • Whatever the case, thanks for the pop of fun on my IG feed, Chrissy Teigen.
    — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 11 Jan. 2021
  • Special thanks also go to the Unionville Auto Body for the loan of tents to be used during the sale.
    — courant.com, 23 July 2021

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