owe a debt of gratitude/thanks to

idiom

: to have a good reason to be very grateful to (someone)
The whole town owes a debt of gratitude to the people who organized the parade.

Examples of owe a debt of gratitude/thanks to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Americans owe a debt of gratitude to the family of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old father who was beaten during an arrest by Memphis police and died three days later. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 29 Jan. 2023 Movie theater operators owe a debt of gratitude to the Na’vi and the new queen of artificial intelligence. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 15 Jan. 2023 While few in Utah know of Brewer today, Howard Spencer’s descendants owe a debt of gratitude to the Army medic who happened to be at the right place and right time in Utah to prevent Spencer’s early death. Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Oct. 2022 Taxpayers and professionals owe a debt of gratitude to Fogg and Xanthopoulos for pursuing this litigation. Marie Sapirie, Forbes, 9 June 2022 The people who survived, and countless others who survived ship disasters over the years, owe a debt of gratitude to Maria Beasley (1847-1904), best known for her improvements made to the life raft. Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2021

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“Owe a debt of gratitude/thanks to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/owe%20a%20debt%20of%20gratitude%2Fthanks%20to. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

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