nod
Example Sentences
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When asked if he pleaded guilty to the charge, the man said "yeah" and nodded his head.
From BBC
Her father, Michael, said they chose her name as a nod to Australia, where the beloved folk song "Waltzing Matilda" is sung as an unofficial national anthem.
From Barron's
In a nod to how important military production has become to the Russian economy, Putin said that defense expenditures accounted for more than 7% of the country’s GDP last year.
There are subtle nods to the Edwardian era this version is set in.
From Los Angeles Times
There were real prop tables and makeup stations, as well as a nod to other Shakespeare plays.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
