Sentence examples for an expression of thanks from inspiring English sources

Cone shook his right fist and smiled at Howe, an expression of thanks for the opportunity and disappointment that he had failed.

It's an expression of thanks to God in the Muslim world, but its embrace by terrorists has given it a dark cast for many in the West.

The puppet population is augmented by a host of butterflies, ladybugs and hummingbirds crafted by schoolchildren of different ages and abilities -- an expression of thanks after a greenhouse visit.

Depending on whom you talk to, Thursday's march is meant in part as an expression of thanks to Salt Lake City for being host to the community for so long, or as a protest against the governor and his supporters.

The Marshall Scholarships were established by the British government in 1953 as an expression of thanks for aid given by the United States after World War II under the Marshall Plan.

The clerk of the Senate, Rosemary Laing, provided advice that the most common form of address to the governor general was an expression of thanks for a speech at the opening of parliament, but the Senate had made use of addresses "for several significant purposes" in the first half of the 20th century.

(The experience can sometimes be overly theatrical, as when employees recite "It's a pleasure" after any expression of thanks).

In medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, a colophon was occasionally added by the scribe and provided facts such as his name and the date and place of his completion of the work, sometimes accompanied by an expression of pious thanks for the end of his task.

The blessing in question, far from reflective of officially sanctioned subjugation of women, is simply a daily expression of thanks by men for being given the opportunity to express their belief in God by performing additional commandments.

But he said the message of gratitude was a "sincere expression of thanks for five terrific years".

The song seems like a straightforward expression of thanks to the band's fans, though it sounds like something much stranger.