homage
Example Sentences
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“Right. She runs the house, so it fits. And it’s an homage to C-3PO, my favorite Star Wars robot.”
From Literature
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Before her installation Dame Sarah will also "pay homage" to the King, the Supreme Governor of the Church of England, though she has already met with him in recent days.
From BBC
This is Ms. Lennox in her “classic” mode, paying homage to the styles of the past in her own way.
The array of literary and artistic homages in “Labyrinth” almost got Henson into legal trouble; narrative similarities to Sendak’s “Outside Over There” activated the author’s lawyers.
From Salon
Outside the basilica, crowds gathered to pay their respects, many holding red ribbons in homage to the designer's signature colour - "Valentino red".
From BBC
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