Sentence examples similar to as a nod to synonymous from inspiring English sources

(Called "Toy An-Horse," it was as much a nod to exchange as invasion).

I wrote this scene as a nod to Yasunari Kawabata.

Or perhaps khaki, as a nod to military dress?

A wink is as good as a nod to a blind horse.

Mr. Dean calls it the Oyster House as a nod to the building it replaced.

Government troops may take their leader's accusations as a nod to attack the camps.

He completed that as a nod to Claudius; and again, a very smart political move on his part.

As a nod to Mr. Milken's days as a financier, the conference has a sizable Wall Street contingent.

It added a few gold racing stripes as a nod to the World Cup trophy.

As a nod to this culinary institution, I suggest a stack of cheese fries.

Evans chose the piece as a nod to his neighborhood's African American history.