Synonyms

yours truly

American

[yoorz troo-lee, yawrz] / ˈjʊərz ˈtru li, ˈjɔrz /

adverb

a conventional phrase used at the end of a letter.

pronoun

Informal. I; myself; me.

I'm only in business to profit yours truly.

yours truly British

pronoun

an informal term for I, myself , or me

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yours truly Idioms

A closing formula for a letter, as in It was signed “Yours truly, Mary Smith.” [Late 1700s]
I, me, myself, as in Jane sends her love, as does yours truly . [ Colloquial ; mid-1800s]

Etymology

Origin of yours truly

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

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yours truly

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

From Barron's ● Jan. 1, 2026

“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 ● Dec. 12, 2025

The Moneyist, yours truly, has drawn comparisons between the labor market of today with that of the 1990s: a decline in white-collar jobs, falling consumer confidence, rising unemployment, and a tightening of temporary workers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2025

These days he would have too much of an image to uphold, and too much security required, to be seen in the same dodgy establishments as yours truly.

From BBC ● May 12, 2025

“And yours truly will continuously wink one optic or the other.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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