Words similar to thank-you

Example sentences for: thank-you

How can you use “thank-you” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

In it she had a page for each of her friends, and on my page was listed what I gave her and the date she wrote a thank-you note!
Well, some years ago, Barbra Streisand married her hairdresser, but that seems an excessive thank-you.
If the gift was an item of houseware, like a microwave, your wife should write a thank-you note.
You are correct, of course, that a thank-you is always appropriate, but that does not mean a substitute phrase is improper.
I doubt that I will send thank-you notes for wedding gifts this way, but I am curious to know what others think, especially Emily Post.