Word Finder - thanked

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To express gratitude or appreciation toward.

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She thanked him for the lift.

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To feel gratitude or appreciation toward.

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I'll thank you not to smoke in my house!

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To credit or hold responsible.

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We can thank global warming for this weather.

She thanked him and placed it in her purse.

He thanked the soldier and began to eat.

I thanked him and wished I shared his confidence.

I wished Dan luck and thanked him again for sticking his neck in the noose on our behalf.

Lori thanked her for the tissue and wiped her eyes again.

Cynthia Byrne thanked Dean.

He began to talk court order so Dean backed off, thanked him and left.

I thanked him profusely on the way to his car.

Dean waited until she stopped for a breath and then rapidly explained they were doing all they could, would be in touch, thanked her and hung up.

The Lord be thanked, yes!

Howie thanked her while I practically jumped over the counter to read over the distressed clerk's shoulder as his fingers plodded over the computer keys.

Her looks asked him to forgive her for having dared, by Natasha's intermediacy, to remind him of his promise, and then thanked him for his love.

He minimized the situation and thanked us for the excitement we'd given to the start of his retirement.

He silently thanked Katie and grabbed his gear.

The officer did not decline, but took the note quietly and thanked her.

Dean thanked her and was about to hang up but she insisted he tell that nice Mr. O'Connor she had called and would hold him to his promise to stop by and see her.

He smiled and thanked her and when she left, he turned an imploring gaze back to Carmen.

He thanked her and she promised to keep the file on her desk, just in case.

Carmen took the phone and thanked Saundra for helping Alex get the lamb to her.

The next morning when the men were getting ready to leave, they dropped the key by and thanked Carmen and Felipa for their help.

She thanked him again and wished him a safe return trip before hanging up.

I thanked him for his generosity and donated a hundred dollar bill to his mission.

Lana's face grew warm again, and she silently thanked the retired fed for brushing off her grays so diplomatically.

After apologizing for the late hour, she again thanked him for a great day.

Dean thanked the personable young lady but passed on the invitation.

Dean thanked him and changed the subject.

Alice Burton tearfully thanked the authorities for their prompt action.

Pelageya Danilovna began to recognize the mummers, admired their cleverly contrived costumes, and particularly how they suited the young ladies, and she thanked them all for having entertained her so well.

He thanked Elena for wanting to save him and for believing in him.

Once he was seated and started the engine, she thanked him, but he didn't respond.

We agreed the set up was adequate and thanked him for his efforts.

He thanked me and went about his daily business.

Brennan thanked us for the name and said he'd try to run down his whereabouts.

I thanked her and closed up shop for the day and left for home.

After he thanked me I asked, "Did you have any luck on your own?"

I congratulated him on the great work he'd done and he again thanked me for getting him together with Daniel Brennan.

I thanked him and drove the last few miles to my house, more sedately than earlier.

Dean thanked Weller for his concern and asked, What's the deal with Fitzgerald?

She silently thanked Lankha for healing her without her asking him.

Dean thanked him, a hint of envy in his voice, and he and Winston continued their trip to the motel.

Alex thanked her, and when she left, he turned his attention to the food.

For destroying the "Albemarle" he was thanked by Congress and was promoted to be lieutenant-commander.

He then went to London to give an account of proceedings to the parliament, was thanked for his services and rewarded with the estate of the marquess of Worcester.

From the epistles of Paul, who thanked God that he spake with tongues more than all or any of his Corinthian converts, we can gather a just idea of how he regarded this gift and of what it really was.

Though he was officially thanked by Congress, his action was later disavowed by President Lincoln.

Corps for disobedience, the king thanked Manteuffel warmly for the part he had played, and then turned to the young brigadier who had disobeyed orders and congratulated him on having twice distinguished himself in the first fortnight of the war.

The diet of 1661 publicly thanked him for his services; the king heaped honours and riches upon him, and in 1665 he was appointed acting commander-in-chief of Poland, but died a few days after receiving this supreme distinction.

But since the non-German nationalities were not prepared to accept such a peaceful settlement, the liquidation between the monarchy and the new republic was confined to German-Austria, and Lammasch's friendly offices might certainly be thanked for the fact that in this quarter the settlement was achieved quite bloodlessly, in favourable contrast with the two years of fighting between Czechs, Poles, Ruthenians, Magyars, Rumanians, Southern Slays and Italians.

About eighteen months after they arrived in Canada the Doukhobors sent the Society of Friends a collective letter in which they sincerely thanked the English and American Friends for all the generous help of every kind they had received at their hands, but begged the Quakers to cease sending them any more pecuniary support, as they were now able to stand on their own feet, and therefore felt it right that any further help should be directed to others who were more in need of it.

When Belisarius and John met, the latter ostentatiously thanked Narses alone for his preservation.