TOKEN in a Sentence
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81 example sentences for TOKEN, such as:
1. He put up a token show of obedience.
2. Ali bowed in token of strict obedience.
3. Monte Cristo nodded his head in token of assent.
4. He gave me a necklace as a token of his affection.
5. Please accept this small token of my appreciation.
2. Ali bowed in token of strict obedience.
3. Monte Cristo nodded his head in token of assent.
4. He gave me a necklace as a token of his affection.
5. Please accept this small token of my appreciation.
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Meanings and Examples of TOKEN
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token
a. insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal)
n. something of sentimental value
Classic Sentence: (68 in 5 pages)
1 The soldier wished to take away some token of the place; so he broke off a little branch, and there came a loud noise from the tree.
2 However, on the third night the soldier carried away one of the golden cups as a token of where he had been.
3 They at length agreed that the person should be chosen as pope who should be distinguished by some divine and miraculous token.
4 The ecclesiastics recognized therein the token from above, and asked him on the spot if he would be pope.
5 He was attired as he had been on the previous evening, and waved his pocket-handkerchief to his guest in token of adieu.
6 Albert, as he took off his dress, carefully preserved the bunch of violets; it was his token reserved for the morrow.
7 The major clasped his hands in token of admiration.
8 The old man looked at her for an instant with an expression of the deepest tenderness, then, turning towards the notary, he significantly winked his eye in token of dissent.
9 Monte Cristo nodded his head in token of assent.
10 Noirtier let his head fall upon his chest, apparently overwhelmed and thoughtful; then he closed one eye, in token of inquiry.
11 Albert was on the point of pronouncing his father's name, when Monte Cristo gently held up his finger in token of reproach; the young man recollected his promise, and was silent.
12 Selim, still holding in his hand the lighted match, walked towards the opening in the cavern, and, aided by the faint light which streamed in through the mouth of the cave, picked up the token.
13 Ali bowed in token of strict obedience.
14 But there was nothing--only the picture of Dan Cody, a token of forgotten violence staring down from the wall.
15 Then, gasping for breath, did Hester Prynne clutch the fatal token, instinctively endeavouring to tear it away, so infinite was the torture inflicted by the intelligent touch of Pearl's baby-hand.
Example Sentence:
1 Please accept this small token of my appreciation.
2 Please accept this small gift as a token of our esteem.
3 Please accept this gift as a small token of our appreciation.
4 As a token of our gratitude for all that you have done, we would like you to accept this small gift.
5 When he suggested going into business on their own, she put up only a token resistance.
6 The government has only made a token gesture towards helping the unemployed.
7 The announcement was welcomed as a step in the right direction, but was widely seen as a token gesture.
8 This small gift is only a tiny token of our gratefulness.
9 He gave me a necklace as a token of his affection.
10 He put up a token show of obedience.
11 The cleansing of the sanctuary is a happy token for good to any people; when they begin to be reformed they will soon be relieved.
12 Equivocal tokens shown by a gentleman of family and a man of the world to a dependent and a novice.
13 Complete the form and affix four tokens to its back.