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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

  1. interjection Used to express appreciation or gratitude.
  2. noun An expression of appreciation or gratitude.
  3. noun Grateful feelings or thoughts; favour, goodwill, graciousness.

Full definition of thanks

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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