nod
Example Sentences
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This isn’t quite an echo of the role that made Reiner a household name, but it is a nod over the shoulder.
From Salon
The signing is not yet official but Miura's recent moves have typically been announced at 11:11am on January 11, in a nod to his shirt number.
From Barron's
There was a reminder before proceedings began that hecklers were not allowed - a nod to the previous time Boris Johnson appeared, when protesters had to be escorted out of the building.
From BBC
Dubois whipped a body shot into Panatta's midriff in the fifth and again in the sixth, each drawing nods of approval from ringside.
From BBC
His work, like his life, seemed like a running improvisation, and the prose work that became “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” offers a nod to the author’s off-the-cuff sensibility.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
