How do you use Nods in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Nods meaning
plural of nod
Using Nods
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of nod
- In the example corpus, nods often appears in combinations such as: nods to, and nods, nods for.
Context around Nods
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 13 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nods
- In this selection, "nods" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, homeric, homer, emmy, winks, followed and across stand out and add context to how "nods" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a dozen nods across major and and incorporate nods to local. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nods" sits close to words such as aristocracy, aroma and attendants, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nods
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Bobby Decordova-Reid nods in Cairney's cross at the back post! (12 words)
He sees the ball coming and nods in to double the lead. (12 words)
Arnett’s performance drew significant acclaim, and he received seven Emmy nods for it. (14 words)
CBS’ “The Bold and the Beautiful” was next in line, with 14 nods, followed by “The Young and the Restless” (13), NBC’s “Days of Our Lives” (11) and the most-honored non-serial, the syndicated “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” also with 11. (43 words)
Award season continues unabated, with yet another round of high-profile nominations revealed, with this latest list causing entertainment media to jump for joy for some nods and also decry the lack of attention other talents and projects received. (39 words)
In addition to Bogart’s nomination-turned-win for Best Actor, received three Oscar nods that include Best Actress for Katharine Hepburn, Best Director for John Huston, and Best Screenplay for Huston and James Agee. (35 words)
Can we really believe that in the British system of nods, winks and whispers, no way could have been found to let Mr Johnson’s honours list pass unscathed through the approval process? (33 words)
Bobby Decordova-Reid nods in Cairney's cross at the back post! (12 words)
Example sentences (20)
Alexander Pope was inclined to give Homeric nods the benefit of the doubt: Those oft are Stratagems which Errors seem, Nor is it Homer Nods, but We that Dream.
Although the McDonald's China menu would be familiar to U.S. consumers, there are nods to local tastes, including taro pie, rather than apple.
Arnett’s performance drew significant acclaim, and he received seven Emmy nods for it.
As the last guard walked past, he gave the little boy multiple encouraging nods.
As well as nods to film’s behind-the-scenes team, one shop is shown as being called Micklewhite’s, a reference to Michael Caine’s real name.
Award season continues unabated, with yet another round of high-profile nominations revealed, with this latest list causing entertainment media to jump for joy for some nods and also decry the lack of attention other talents and projects received.
Beyoncé had followed with her two preshow wins with primetime nods for Best R&B Song (“Cuff It”) and Best Dance/Electronic Music Album ().
Bobby Decordova-Reid nods in Cairney's cross at the back post!
But for all the genre nods, this remains very much its own movie – a film that isn’t afraid to talk to its core audience, even while giving them the heebie-jeebies.
Can we really believe that in the British system of nods, winks and whispers, no way could have been found to let Mr Johnson’s honours list pass unscathed through the approval process?
CBS’ “The Bold and the Beautiful” was next in line, with 14 nods, followed by “The Young and the Restless” (13), NBC’s “Days of Our Lives” (11) and the most-honored non-serial, the syndicated “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” also with 11.
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s action-comedy indie hit comes in with a leading 11 nominations, including nods for Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan.
Defending SEC champion Tennessee got 12 nods to take the East Division crown and Florida garnered two.
Hailing from the Czech Republic, Hladky's performance would have drawn nods of approval from the player who he looks up to as a young player in compatriot Petr Cech.
He sees the ball coming and nods in to double the lead.
In addition to Bogart’s nomination-turned-win for Best Actor, received three Oscar nods that include Best Actress for Katharine Hepburn, Best Director for John Huston, and Best Screenplay for Huston and James Agee.
In the parallel female category in the SAG awards, Cate Blanchett and Michelle Yeoh received nods.
Irish talent landed more than a dozen nods across major categories for this year's Oscars, to be hosted tonight, Sunday, March 12.
It will pay homage to the building's construction and incorporate nods to local history, a particular focus will be on bringing its medieval stained glass to the spotlight.
Novak he now loves, Fed’s gone and Rafa, “we just do that when we walk past each other,” he said simulating the briskest of nods.
Common combinations with nods
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- nods to 70×
- and nods 17×
- nods for 11×
- nods and 11×
- with nods 9×
- are nods 7×
- nods in 7×
- nods at 6×
- of nods 5×
- nods of 5×