nod

Example Sentences

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If the US are successful, perhaps there can be a nod to Caersws where former Bangor City and Aberystwyth Town player Phil Woosnam was born.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

They all felt like a nod to romance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

It also features a nod to Musk’s business philosophy, touting his “algorithm” for efficiency, and his focus on developing “truth-seeking” artificial-intelligence.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

She’s played everyone from Mary Poppins to the volatile but brilliant wife of the atomic bomb’s inventor, earning an Oscar nod for Oppenheimer in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Partially because that nod was obnoxious, but mostly because I was too busy trying to remind her of every important piece of information we may need about the morning of Pearl Harbor.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin