Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Campbell, who had been nodding along, paused before adding a finer point.

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2021

Senators who had been nodding off or staring down at their legal pads suddenly looked up.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 22, 2020

Schumer had been nodding his head and looking at me very directly throughout the brief.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2019

At this, one of the vice president’s top aides, who had been nodding along with Pence’s answers to questions from his seat in the front row, offered a small, appreciative chuckle.

From Washington Post • Aug. 2, 2017

“Mphf?” said Mr. Weasley, whose head had been nodding over the satsuma he was peeling.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling