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Nod in a sentence

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Nod meaning

  1. To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement.
  2. To briefly incline the head downwards as a cursory greeting.
  3. To sway, move up and down.

Using Nod

  • The main meaning on this page is: To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement. | To briefly incline the head downwards as a cursory greeting. | To sway, move up and down.
  • Useful related words include: gesture, motion, inclination, inclining.
  • In the example corpus, nod often appears in combinations such as: nod to, the nod, to nod.

Context around Nod

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Nod

  • In this selection, "nod" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, homeric, bafta, wink, home, main and sometimes stand out and add context to how "nod" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 10 a nod to goodman and a bafta nod for international. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "nod" sits close to words such as cancellation, clause and conjunction, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with nod

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Baker was on hand to nod home and restore parity with just two minutes left. (15 words)

Homeric Nod main A Homeric nod (sometimes heard as 'Even Homer nods') is a continuity error. (16 words)

The Colts don’t have a head coach yet — wink, wink, nod, nod — but they have hired another assistant coach. (20 words)

Amazon managed to be the highest-ranked tech-related ad from the big game, with a simple nod to its e-commerce roots — no Alexa, the company’s voice assistant that was the focus of past Super Bowl ads, and a division that was by Amazon’s recent layoffs. (49 words)

A fan sitting down the right-field line clapped while wearing oversized red boxing gloves and another wore a homemade T-shirt with “Down Goes Anderson” on the back, a nod to Guardians broadcaster Tom Hamilton’s call of the sixth-inning fight. (43 words)

Through the four seasons, the show has been given a Bafta nod for international series, 12 Emmys, mainly for sound, and four Golden Globe nominations for Ryder and Harbour’s acting as well as a nod for best drama series. (40 words)

Example sentences (20)

Through the four seasons, the show has been given a Bafta nod for international series, 12 Emmys, mainly for sound, and four Golden Globe nominations for Ryder and Harbour’s acting as well as a nod for best drama series.

The Colts don’t have a head coach yet — wink, wink, nod, nod — but they have hired another assistant coach.

There are numerous cases in which government is sitting over requests for nod to proceed against senior officers the nod is not forthcoming.

Homeric Nod main A Homeric nod (sometimes heard as 'Even Homer nods') is a continuity error.

A corner from the right hand side was kept in play by Tom Naylor allowing a second cross to come in and Ollie Banks to nod home.

A fan sitting down the right-field line clapped while wearing oversized red boxing gloves and another wore a homemade T-shirt with “Down Goes Anderson” on the back, a nod to Guardians broadcaster Tom Hamilton’s call of the sixth-inning fight.

After being eliminated from playoff contention with a loss against Cleveland, the Commanders gave fifth-round draft pick Sam Howell the nod in Week 18.

Amazon managed to be the highest-ranked tech-related ad from the big game, with a simple nod to its e-commerce roots — no Alexa, the company’s voice assistant that was the focus of past Super Bowl ads, and a division that was by Amazon’s recent layoffs.

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Among those Republican and Republican-leaning voters who want a different candidate, 54% said anyone will do while 28% said they hope Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gets the nod.

And as a nod to the circus's name, Melbourne-based performer Hazel Bock even juggles suitcases using her feet.

And, in a clear nod to Ronaldo’s previous criticism of the younger generations at United, Dalot joked that the veteran is ‘always on his phone’.

And just before you nod off, you think how easily it could have completely gone the other way, had the populist, climate change deniers won state and national elections in the late 2020s and overturned policies to cut out carbon.

A new balcony off the primary bedroom on the second floor has a railing that serves as a hanging spot for red geraniums, which is another nod to Nolan’s Parisian design influences.

At the other end of the spectrum, meanwhile, were Luke Bryan and Florida Georgia Line with 3 votes each, Jack White with 2 votes, and Maroon 5, who got a single nod.

Baker was on hand to nod home and restore parity with just two minutes left.

Bruno Tonioli, who was a judge alongside Goodman on said Goodman would “always be my perfect 10,” a nod to Goodman’s signature “10 from Len” judging catchphrase.

Buckingham Palace staff had to beg people to stop leaving marmalade sandwiches outside (a nod to her sketch with Paddington Bear) because their offerings were harming the local wildlife.

Buggy even asks Mohji where his white lion is, a nod to the massive beast that Mohji typically rides in the anime that did not make it into the live-action iteration.

But by the end of April of 2022, he had the documentary done and titled it “A Relentless Climb” as a nod to Gorman’s poem, “The Hill We Climb,” that she presented at President Joe Biden’s inauguration.

But he also was the Yankees’ leadoff hitter on Friday, a nod both to the team wanting to see more of his at-bats and Florial beginning to show more with his at-bats.

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Common combinations with nod

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "nod" in a sentence?
An example: "Through the four seasons, the show has been given a Bafta nod for international series, 12 Emmys, mainly for sound, and four Golden Globe nominations for Ryder and Harbour’s acting as well as a nod for best drama series." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "nod" from authentic English texts.
What does "nod" mean?
Nod means: To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement.
What are synonyms of "nod"?
Common synonyms of "nod" include: gesture, motion, inclination, inclining, gesticulate, communicate, intercommunicate, move. Plus 1 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "nod" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "nod", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.