Below you will find example sentences with "giving thanks". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Giving Thanks in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: thanks
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 5
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 22.7 words

Words in this phrase

giving thanks

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • giving can mean: present participle and gerund of give Common word
  • thanks can mean: Used to express appreciation or gratitude. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

15 the giving thanks dinner was 1× by giving thanks we focus 1× day of giving thanks 1× day of giving thanks and sacrifice 1× devoted to giving thanks 1× emotional when giving thanks to everyone 1× giving thanks an under 1× hunters are giving thanks they should 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but as hunters 1× by giving thanks 1× giving thanks an 1× it began as 1× just about everywhere 1× last christmas we 1×

Common sentence endings:

along the way 1× ballroom in charlottesville 1× choose to give 1× gifts from god 1× in his release 1× in our lives 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

day 4× give 3× christmas 2× gifts 2× lives 2× way 2× year 2× church 2× national 2× last 1× stores 1× god 1×

Related phrases

giving birth give thanks special thanks thanks everyone

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around thanks:

give thanks 5× special thanks 5× thanks everyone 3×

Just before it in the phrase index:

giving birth given strong given permission given hold given buy give yourself

Just after it in the phrase index:

glasgow city glass bottle glass roof glassy semi glenwood springs global advisors

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

giving birth

Same ending:

give thanks special thanks

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "giving thanks" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 22.7 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 15 the giving thanks dinner was, by giving thanks we focus, day, give and christmas stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with giving birth, give thanks, special thanks, give thanks, special thanks and thanks everyone, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with giving thanks

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

We should be giving thanks to it. (7 words)

GIVING THANKS: An Under One Sky participant describes their experiences in the program. (13 words)

Just about everywhere you look, people are giving thanks to those who protected their town. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Still, while we’re already giving thanks for the many blessings in our lives, we might as well give thanks that those toe-curling mistakes — while definitely sometimes beneficial and educational — only happen once in a while. (37 words)

How do we make sense of this time or, better yet, how do we make use of this time in its wild contrast – giving thanks and facing suffering – to guide, inspire, or support? (33 words)

While it’s easy to get caught up in what seems to be our national pastime of grouching and complaining, it’s reassuring that we have a national holiday devoted to giving thanks. (33 words)

Question examples

How do we make sense of this time or, better yet, how do we make use of this time in its wild contrast – giving thanks and facing suffering – to guide, inspire, or support? (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

Last Christmas we were giving thanks for gifts from stores; this Christmas we are giving thanks for gifts from God.

Still, while we’re already giving thanks for the many blessings in our lives, we might as well give thanks that those toe-curling mistakes — while definitely sometimes beneficial and educational — only happen once in a while.

But as hunters are giving thanks, they should know also they’re in a prime position to receive thanks for what they might choose to give.

To help give thanks for their abundant food and celebrate a peaceful co-existence with their Indian neighbors, Gov. William Bradford proclaimed a day of giving thanks.

The Meiri (ibid.) explains that one should only drink in a way that inspires giving thanks to Hashem for His miracles and the role He plays in our lives.

The other truly important thing I’ve learned about giving thanks is that true thankfulness is behavioral.

Muyiwa Ademola, a Nollywood actor, is celebrating his birthday this year by giving thanks to his Maker.

How do we make sense of this time or, better yet, how do we make use of this time in its wild contrast – giving thanks and facing suffering – to guide, inspire, or support?

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Just about everywhere you look, people are giving thanks to those who protected their town.

Washington got emotional when giving thanks to everyone that’s helped him along the way.

We should be giving thanks to it.

But however he speaks to us we are united in giving thanks that his life and legacy is now a gift to the Universal Church,” the bishop concluded.

It began as a day of giving thanks and sacrifice for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year.

It’s no surprise Rocky was giving thanks at the Church of Ye not even a day later, as Kanye and both reportedly played crucial roles in his release.

Oh, and while you're giving thanks please offer a mention of gratitude in the direction of Louisiana and America's farm families.

On Nov. 15, the Giving Thanks Dinner was held at the Omni Hotel Ballroom in Charlottesville.

On Thanksgiving Day, Denver drivers weren't giving thanks for the job that the city had (or hadn't) done clearing the roads in the wake of Tuesday's big storm.

While it’s easy to get caught up in what seems to be our national pastime of grouching and complaining, it’s reassuring that we have a national holiday devoted to giving thanks.

By giving thanks, we focus on what we have rather than what we wish we had.

GIVING THANKS: An Under One Sky participant describes their experiences in the program.

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