thanks to

Idioms  

1. On account of, because of, as in Thanks to your help, we'll be done on time. This phrase alludes to gratitude being due to someone or something. It is also put negatively, no thanks to, meaning “without the benefit of help from,” as in We finally found your house, no thanks to the confusing map you drew. This usage, first recorded in 1633, is about a hundred years older than the first term, recorded only in 1737.

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Example Sentences

And, of course, Wilson just wanted to say thanks to the sport he loves.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Anthropic is expected to post an operating profit of $559 million in the June quarter, thanks to its popular coding tools.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Gold has become the number one asset in central banks reserves, thanks to a relentless rise in prices and continued buying from emerging market central banks, the head of next generation research says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

I was living in Boston and traveling to New York every chance I could slip away, thanks to the $30 round-trip bus tickets I could get my hands on in Chinatown.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

And it was all thanks to her trusty plants.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega