thank-you
adjective
expressing one's gratitude or thanks.
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thank-you
American
[thangk-yoo]
/ ˈθæŋkˌju /
adjective
noun
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thank-yous
plural
thank you
British
interjection
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of thank-you
1785–95 thank-you for def. 2; noun and adj. use of verb phrase thank you
Example Sentences
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How’s that for a thank-you gift from PBS?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
So I wrote her a thank-you for saying yes/stalker-level fan email.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
"It's been such a big influx of messages and comments, but if I could say thank you to everyone, then this is my thank-you."
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
Hilton may well be sending his opponent a thank-you note and a bottle of bubbly for that performance.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
As I said my thank-you to her, I remembered all those nights I had spent on Grandma India's lap when I was younger.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
Peter Gray, a psychologist and research professor of psychology and neuroscience at Boston College, thinks smartphones for kids are just fine, thank you very much.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Burnham added: "My family and I have been helped though this difficult time by people's warmth and compassion. It means a great deal to us and we wanted to say thank you."
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
“Thank you, thank you, thank you all so much.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
"Vice President Vance, thank you for being here today. Please carry that message back."
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Marina took a deep breath and said, “Well, we can’t stand here all day, can we? Let’s go, boys. Father, thank you so much for coming.”
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
How many pre-fight interviews now involved personal insults, aggressive posturing, the desire to settle a score—how many post-fight speeches involved aggressive call-outs, rather than thank-yous to their coaches or families or God.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2026
Then, my thank-yous got smaller, almost embarrassingly so.
From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2024
Among her many thank-yous, she saved her last for her mother, “for actually making those first tennis outfits when I was young.”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 6, 2023
Throughout his talk, Ludacris went through a long list of thank-yous, including to the late actor Paul Walker and late director John Singleton, who cast him in “2 Fast 2 Furious” in 2003.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2023
Then he said his thank-yous to Mama and told me to come with him.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
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