Example Sentences

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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

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

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

When Maeve was out tending to someone who was sick, people took to leaving their thank-yous in my lowest hollow.

From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate