nod

Example Sentences

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“It definitely was a nod that that’s where the establishment should head,” Maviglio said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

On the walls, another nod to the idea of thinking: reproductions of works by Edvard Munch, the deeply intellectual painter.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

She says that overall, however, data does seem to nod to people moving away from hormonal contraception.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

In 2016, she received her first nomination for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — although that nod was a decade late, since she’d been eligible since 2007.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

Her eyes were closed but I could see her nod.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff