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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The album’s title track is a tribute to the singer’s mother, and a thank-you for hanging in there when her daughter didn’t make things easy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Some Americans who are getting married have even joked on Reddit that they may purchase 500 stamps before the price increase to cut down the cost of mailing out save-the-dates, wedding invitations and thank-you cards.
From MarketWatch ● 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
So I wrote her a thank-you for saying yes/stalker-level fan email.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
Everybody else in the family could look forward to presents from New York, but it seemed like I was doing all the work for just a thank-you.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
First, Mr. President, thank you so much for having us.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
No, Arte, thank you for finally selling the Angels to someone with a remarkable history of building successful teams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 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
"Not a birthday I am going to forget in a hurry and again, thank you to all those who have been involved in my care."
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
“We can’t even tell the other kids thank you for helping save the Academy,” Elliot said.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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
I know people worked hard and they want to give their thank-yous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025
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
We find a pen and write on the back of Tommy’s note, include lots of thank-yous and exclamation points.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
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