How to use thanks in a sentence
40 example sentences · interjection, noun
Thanks means used to express appreciation or gratitude. Example: “Could you give me a hand, please? — Yes, sure. — Thanks. —Have you got enough now? —Yes, thanks.”
Examples of thanks by meaning
interjectionUsed to express appreciation or gratitude.
- Could you give me a hand, please? — Yes, sure. — Thanks. —Have you got enough now? —Yes, thanks.
- Would you like some potatoes? — Thanks. —How many?
nounAn expression of appreciation or gratitude.
- After all I’ve done, a simple acknowledgment is the thanks I get?
More sentences with thanks
- We owe them our thanks for bringing the project to a successful close.From the entry close
- Thanks to its sonar, the narwhal can remain active even at midnight, unhindered by the darkness.From the entry midnight
- A: One cube or two? B: Oh, no sugar for me, thanks.From the entry cube
- Thanks to my strict diet, I've slimmed down to eleven stone.From the entry down
- In many families, a grace is said before dinner to give thanks for and bless the food.From the entry bless
- Thanks to a bureaucratic fait accompli, the demolition was already approved and has already started.From the entry fait accompli
- Thanks for looking after the house while I'm away. You're a saint!From the entry saint
- "Thanks for helping me with that electrical fault." "Sure. Any time."From the entry sure
- Finally, I'd like to thanks all the people who helped to make it this far.From the entry finally
- The beggar muttered words of thanks, as passersby dropped coins in his cup.From the entry mutter
- Thanks to the beautification efforts, the appearance of the highway has vastly improved.From the entry beautification
- The fulsome thanks of the war-torn nation lifted our weary spirits.From the entry fulsome
- Thanks for driving out here and towing me out of the ditch. You're a superhero!From the entry superhero
- He was selected to give the opening speech thanks to his imposing, sonorous voice.From the entry sonorous
- The witness was considered eminently credible thanks to her forthright answers.From the entry forthright
- The broken bones were able to heal, thanks to the immobilization of her leg in a cast.From the entry immobilization
- Thanks a bunch for that great Christmas card you got me!From the entry thanks a bunch
- Thanks for the chocolate cake – it really filled me up!From the entry fill up
- Thanks so much for the lift. — No worries, I had to go that way anyway.From the entry no worries
- Hey, thanks for the drink, but if this is a pickup, I'm not interested.From the entry pickup
- Thanks to the steadfast efforts of the volunteers, the town was well prepared when the flood hit.From the entry thanks to
- Thanks to various kinds of endemic incompetence, humans show no prospect of ending all wars.From the entry thanks to
- Thanks to autosave, I was able to recover most of my unsaved thesis after a power cut.From the entry autosave
- Thanks to digital remastering, you can really hear the sound of the music at last.From the entry digital remastering
- Scientists are beginning to discover more sednoids thanks to better search efforts.From the entry sednoid
- They gave thanks for whatever they deemed worth being thankful for and proceeded to party hardy.From the entry party hardy
- My mailbox has remained unspammed for years thanks to antispam filters.From the entry unspammed
- It's no thanks to you that I did not miss the train.From the entry no thanks to
- Thanks for making me breakfast in bed, you little angel.From the entry angel
- "How are things going?" "Not bad, thanks."From the entry go
- Thanks for helping me wash the car. You’re a brick.From the entry brick
- Yes, I'd like another slice of cake, thanks.From the entry another
- He stuttered a few words of thanks.From the entry stutter
- Thanks a lot for listening to me.From the entry a lot
- Thanks, but I can't accept the money; I would not want to presume on the generosity of a stranger'From the entry presume
- Thanks to the volunteers, the event ran like clockwork.From the entry like clockwork
- I don't want another cup, thanks. I'm all coffeed out.From the entry coffeed out
Meaning of thanks
- interjection Used to express appreciation or gratitude.
- noun An expression of appreciation or gratitude.
- noun Grateful feelings or thoughts; favour, goodwill, graciousness.
Questions about thanks in a sentence
- How do you use thanks in a sentence?
- Thanks is used as an interjection and noun. For example: “Could you give me a hand, please? — Yes, sure. — Thanks. —Have you got enough now? —Yes, thanks.”
- What is a short sentence with thanks?
- “"How are things going?" "Not bad, thanks."”
- What does thanks mean?
- Thanks means used to express appreciation or gratitude.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: thanks (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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