yours truly

American  

[yoorz troo-lee, yawrz] / ˈyʊərz ˈtru li, ˈyɔrz /

adverb

1. a conventional phrase used at the end of a letter.

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pronoun

1. Informal. I; myself; me.

   I'm only in business to profit yours truly.

yours truly British  

pronoun

1. an informal term for I, myself , or me

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yours truly Idioms  

1. A closing formula for a letter, as in It was signed “Yours truly, Mary Smith.” [Late 1700s]

2. I, me, myself, as in Jane sends her love, as does yours truly . [ Colloquial ; mid-1800s]

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Etymology

Origin of yours truly

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

He is the author of “The Fateful History of Fannie Mae,” published by History Press in 2012, and "Yours Truly," published by Kensington's Citadel Press imprint, a book on how to tell life stories.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Let’s all hope they’re having some fun over in Canada, too. Yours truly, Ida B. Applewood.”

From Literature

Whether or not anyone watches whatever feeble offering they have on the actual day of the game hardly matters now, though one person — yours truly — will certainly be tuning in to report on the atrocities.

From Salon

No one will be happier lying in their hospital bed than yours truly.

From Barron's

“Chuck Berry: The Autobiography” lays it on the table: “This book is entirely written, phrase by phrase, by yours truly, Chuck Berry.”

From The Wall Street Journal