Yours Truly Definition

noun
A phrase or formula used before the signature in ending a letter.
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I or me.
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phrase

(idiomatic) Used to close a note or letter.

Please write back soon! Yours truly, Alice.
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pronoun

(idiomatic, informal) I, me, or myself.

This one was created by yours truly.
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Origin of Yours Truly

  • yours + truly. Since the late 1700s as a closing in a letter. Since the mid-1800s for "I," "me," or "myself."

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Yours Truly Sentence Examples

  • While Martha and Betsy, buoyed by our recent success, were eager to tackle the case, Quinn, not surprisingly, and yours truly to a lesser extent, were hesitant.

  • Toby Walker - The Seventies Onwards 1984 The above photo is the only bearable image that exists here of yours truly.

  • Given the heat Vip was given a break and yours truly introduced.

  • Many of us, Yours Truly included, are rather challenged when it comes to makeup application.

  • So yours truly had to keep the side up and sup up.

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