How do you use the word "thru" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "thru" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "thru": I went through the window. I drove through the town at top speed without looking left or right.

Thru Meaning

/θɹuː/

Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

prepNonstandard spelling of through.

prepAbbreviation of through.

Sentence Examples

I went through the window.

I drove through the town at top speed without looking left or right.

Let's get a few protein-style burgers from the drive-thru.

CEFR Practice Quiz

We walked ____ the dark tunnel to reach the other side quickly.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The sign directed us to drive ____ the tunnel to reach the other side of the high and rocky mountain today.

Word Origin & History

Modern use originated in American English as a phonetic and simplified spelling of through around 1839. The spelling had previously been one of several used in Middle English.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"We wanted an overall treatment system that gave us optimum reliability and required a minimum of labor to operate - from primary clarifier thru sludge handling, …" — 1996 December, Joe Hastreiter, “Sludge Management Savings Found Among Reeds”, in Water Engineering & Management, volume 143, number 12, Scranton Gillette Communications, page 23:

"… to respect human rights, then failing to explicitly define thru common understanding." — 2003, Hasson Kevin J., “Religious Liberty and Human Dignity: A Tale of Two Declarations”, in Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, volume 27, number 1, Harvard, pages 81–92:

"As the technology improves, there is a possibility to reprogram adult stem cells for therapeutic cloning without "passing it thru" the preimplantation embryo, thus negating current ethical challenges to such research." — 2004 December 22, Fredericks, Marcel / Odiet, Jeff A. / Miller, Steven I. / Fredericks, Janet, “Toward an Understanding of "Genetic Sociology" and Its Relationships to Medical Sociology and Medical Genetics in the Educational Enterprise.”, in Education, volume 125, number 2, Project Innovation, Inc., →ISSN, pages 222–235:

"Going thru a great crisis of self-analysis, especially in relation to job, school, work, students." — 2006 December,, Roxanne Mills, “Leadership in Higher Education and the Second Half of Life”, in Education, volume 127, number 2, Project Innovation, Inc., →ISSN, pages 294–302:

"Myths and Legends of the Pimas of Arizona as received by J. William Lloyd from Comalk-Hawk-Kih (Thin Buckskin) thru the interpretation of Edward Hubert Wood." — 2010 January, David Martinez, “Pulling Down the Clouds: The O'odham Intellectual Tradition during the "Time of Famine"”, in American Indian Quarterly, volume 34, number 1, University of Nebraska Press, →ISSN, pages 1–32:

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