Sentence examples for as a nod of recognition from inspiring English sources

"Though I couldn't explain how, I knew that the riots had broken down the barriers between us," Easy says of the new lines of interracial communication that suddenly open up (even frank displays of hostility he interprets as a nod of recognition of the other person's existence and humanity).

Successful entrepreneurs are brave, their ranks filled with women who refuse to give even a nod of recognition to their fears as they march resolutely forward.

Soon, sightings of this South American alligator would prompt little more than a nod of recognition.

The man's co-worker stepped in and gave Kuntzman a nod of recognition.

Tell that to your average American liberal, and you'll get a nod of recognition.

In April he won a nod of recognition from Austria's president, Thomas Klestil, who called the Freedom Party a "democratic force firmly grounded in the constitution".

For those of us who grew up riding European and Japanese bikes with great handling and brakes, the XR1200 constitutes a nod of recognition.

Those in the know recognise the message she is sending and, if they are sending a similar one, there is a nod of recognition between them.

The doctor was new, young; he gave a nod of recognition and then he said something strange: "I think you may be autistic".

Perhaps you will think about the layers of history and resilience wrapped within - and offer a nod of recognition.

While I'm not denying the merits of the aforementioned pizzerias, I do think the following places are unfairly underrated and deserve more than a nod of recognition.