nod

Example Sentences

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He chose his next words carefully, perhaps leaving out the word "giant" as a nod to the first words spoken on the lunar surface.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 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

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

During a call with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the astronauts said they shared maple cream cookies while passing the far side of the moon, a nod to astronaut Jeremy Hansen’s home country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

I’m not sure I agree—I’ve always thought grammar was pretty cool—but I nod.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller