THANK in a Sentence

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For THANK, below is one of 292 sentences:
My good Utterson," said the doctor, "this is very good of you, this is downright good of you, and I cannot find words to thank you in.

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 Meanings and Examples of THANK
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
thank
 v.  express gratitude or show appreciation to
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  He has a good deal to thank you for, and so have I," she answered, "he's awful fond of me.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER II. THE FLOWER OF UTAH
2  "I was going to get a biscuit--no, to thank the actors," she stumbled, virginal, blushing.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 12
3  "And we mustn't, my brother says, thank the author," Mrs. Swithin repeated, looking in the direction of Miss La Trobe.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 12
4  "Here, thank you," said the lawyer, and he drew near and leaned on the tall fender.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER SEARCH FOR MR. HYDE
5  My good Utterson," said the doctor, "this is very good of you, this is downright good of you, and I cannot find words to thank you in.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER DR. JEKYLL WAS QUITE AT EASE
6  Here I am, Mrs. Gradgrind, anyhow, and nobody to thank for my being here, but myself.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER IV
7  The expression was not lost upon her; she laid her hand lightly on his arm a moment as if to thank him for it.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER X
8  I thank thee, Waldemar," said the Prince; "thou remindest me, too, that I have a debt to pay to that insolent peasant who yesterday insulted our person.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
9  I thank you, reverend father, but will abide by your first offer, as I see Malkin is already led forth to the gate.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XL
10  I thank, too, his courtesy, and that of his companion, which hath brought them hither to behold the widow of Adeling, the mother of Athelstane, in her deep hour of sorrow and lamentation.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLII
11  Connie was moving away 'Well, thank you ever so much, Lady Chat'ley, I'm sure.'
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
12  An if I get a windfall, I thank my stars.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 16
13  You are too kind," said Fanny, colouring at such praise; "how shall I ever thank you as I ought, for thinking so well of me.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
14  I cannot attempt to thank you," she continued, in a very agitated manner; "thanks are out of the question.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
15  His niece, meanwhile, did not thank him for what he had just done.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVIII
Example Sentence: (82 in 6 pages)
16  We thank you for your offer.
17  I'd like to thank you all for your unfailing support.
18  A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.
19  There's no need to thank me-I enjoyed doing it.
20  We thank u for your cooperation and.
21  No one deserves a bigger thank you than you.
22  We thank you for your inquiry.
23  He was gracious enough to thank me.
24  I thank you from my heart.
25  I would like to say a sincere thank you to everyone who has helped and supported me.
26  My dear roommate, thank you for sparing my life.
27  He couldn't find the words to thank her enough.
28  On behalf of the entire company, I would like to thank you for all your work.
29  I would like to thank you all most sincerely.
30  I thank my lucky stars I bought my house when I did—I couldn't afford today's prices.