in token of
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They will each give their consent to the other and make solemn vows, and in token of this they will each give and receive a ring.
From BBC ● May 19, 2018
The Leviathan averaged 27.48 knots for the same period and came into port with brooms roped to her masts in token of having swept clean the records of the sea.
From Time Magazine Archive
Since I regard myself as a friend and servant of humanity including the British, in token of my good will I call you, foremost representative of the British in India, my "friend."
From Time Magazine Archive
Ely Jacques Kahn presented a chafing dish full of spaghetti and a bowl of French dressing in token of his interest in cooking.
From Time Magazine Archive
His hand showed white as he held it up, palm outward, in token of peace; but the king’s men gripped their weapons.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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