thanks

/ θæŋks /

plural noun

1. an expression of appreciation or gratitude or an acknowledgment of services or favours given

2. because of

   thanks to him we lost the match

interjection

1. informal,  an exclamation expressing acknowledgment, gratitude, or appreciation

Example Sentences

All but one have athletic trainers thanks to an agreement with St. John’s Regional Medical Center and Dignity Health.

From Los Angeles Times

As frontman of Black Sabbath, the Birmingham-born musician is credited as one of the founding fathers of heavy metal, thanks to songs like Iron Man and Paranoid.

From BBC

Now, thanks in part to the psychedelics, she understands that “there is no wrong way — the only wrong way would be to be inauthentic.”

From Los Angeles Times

The Dodgers then went in front in the fourth, thanks to a big swing from a familiar postseason hero.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s also one of the most impressive in the industry, thanks in part to the work of the creative director Amy, who makes a living thinking of ways to scare people.

From Salon

Related Words

• gratitude 
• recognition