yours truly

[ yoorz-troo-lee, yawrz ]
See synonyms for yours truly on Thesaurus.com
adverb
  1. a conventional phrase used at the end of a letter.

pronoun
  1. Informal. I; myself; me: I'm only in business to profit yours truly.

Origin of yours truly

1
First recorded in 1790–1800

Words Nearby yours truly

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use yours truly in a sentence

  • Eliminate the disgraceful epithet from your vocabulary, sir, when you are addressing yours truly.

    Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander Berkman
  • "Wal, yours truly was around when thet come off," replied Wilson, with an involuntary little shudder.

  • But as far as immediate plans are concerned, I'm afraid, my dear, you will have to put up with yours truly.

    Pippin; A Wandering Flame | Laura E. Richards
  • No more handouts for yours truly, no more wood-chopping, no more cow-punching.

  • The glamour that emanates from yours truly has enveloped him like a North River fog.

    Roads of Destiny | O. Henry

British Dictionary definitions for yours truly

yours truly

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

Origin of yours truly

1
from the conventional closing phrase used at the end of letters

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with yours truly

yours truly

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

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.