Idiom
yours sincerely
Meaning
A polite, formulaic phrase used at the end of a letter, especially when the sender knows the recipient's name.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Yours sincerely, John Smith.”
“She ended her job application with 'Yours sincerely' since she knew the manager's name.”
“Having addressed him by name throughout the letter, she concluded with 'Yours sincerely,' following the conventions of formal correspondence.”
Examples
simple
“Yours sincerely, John Smith.”
contextual
“She ended her job application with 'Yours sincerely' since she knew the manager's name.”
complex
“Having addressed him by name throughout the letter, she concluded with 'Yours sincerely,' following the conventions of formal correspondence.”
Key words
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