thank-you
adjective
expressing one's gratitude or thanks.
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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“Thank-you notes, thank-you emails, in-person interviews … uniquely human activities are now more of a differentiator than they were before,” Link said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Rudd and Banks could have shot their 20-second cameos as a pit stop on a grocery run, a brief thank-you to Wain for launching their comedy careers in 2001’s “Wet Hot American Summer.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Maybe Mr. Pelley should receive a thank-you note from the Ellison family, investors Larry and David, who’ve been trying to steer the deal through.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 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
“What do you want? A thank-you for shoving me in another hospital, wasting more of my time?”
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
“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
First, Mr. President, thank you so much for having us.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
“Thank you for praising me,” Mr. Brookhiser writes in summarizing Lafayette’s speeches, “but thank you above all for causing the world to esteem America.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
And then I say, “Gracias,” and I realize I’m also saying thank you for all the blessings that brought me this far.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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
Another one of the teenager's thank-yous went to her psychologist, Alexis Castorri, who previously worked with Andy Murray.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
And so then I came up with a way where I’m gonna donate $100,000 to Boys & Girls Club of America and then everybody gets 45 seconds for their thank-yous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025
Then, my thank-yous got smaller, almost embarrassingly so.
From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2024
The whole family becomes a chorus of thank-yous.
From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
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