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• We gave three deals of grain in tribute to the king.From the entry deal
• The envoy invoked the King of Kings's magnanimity to reduce his province's tribute after another drought.From the entry invoke
• When he died, his friends and family wrote on his tribute wall.From the entry tribute wall
• We shall not forget the one hundred million victims of Communism: to them we pray, respect, and pay tributes for.From the entry one hundred million
• In ancient times, repeatedly failing to pay tribute by a vassal state was often used as a casus belli by the patron.From the entry casus belli
• Michael Kinnan's sendup of "Titanic" explores the liminal space between tribute and affectionate satire.2021 September 30, Elisabeth Vincentelli, “Review: In 'Never Let Go,' a Solo Performer's Heart Goes On”, in The New York Times, New York…. From the entry liminal space
• There’s the Thor fly in tribute of the God of Thunder, played in Marvel by Chris Hemsworth.2020 July 29, Jessie Yeung, “Australia names new species after Deadpool, Thor, and other Marvel favorites”, in CNN. From the entry translate
• Captain Drax is tribute to the Faragist takeover of the Tory Party.2018, Will Hutton, Andrew Adonis, Saving Britain: How We Must Change to Prosper in Europe. From the entry Faragist
• BMW is to create a one-off tribute to the iconic 3.0 CSL.2015 May 13, Hunter Skipworth, “BMW to create one-off tribute to 3.0 CSL”, in Evo, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2020, retrieved 14…. From the entry one-off
• For my annual tribute to my Polish grandmother, I’ll make her crescent rolls.2015 December 30, Adriana Janovich, “New Year’s food resolutions: A look back – and a look ahead”, in The Spokesman-Review, Spokane…. From the entry rogalik
• Tobacco-settlement bonds are a tribute both to the inventiveness of bankers and the childlike impatience of politicians.2013 September 7, “Unlucky strike”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8852, archived from the original on 04 Aug 2020. From the entry tobacco
• Thanks to Jake for his WheezyWaiter parody and thanks to CaptainWilhelm for his WheezyWaiter song tribute.2009 March 9, WheezyWaiter [Pseudonym; Craig Benzine], 1:31 from the start, in The Point of Yes Return, via YouTube, archived from the…. From the entry dooblydoo
• "Antimutant" pickets have protested at MTV's Times Square studio and at a tribute to President Clinton.2000, U. S. News & World Report, Volume 129, Issues 1-8, page 150. From the entry buzzstorm
• He was the godi of the temple to which everyone living south of Skardsheidi paid tribute.1997, ‘Egil's Saga’, translated by Bernard Scudder, The Sagas of Icelanders, Penguin, published 2001, page 180. From the entry godi
• McDonald's, Arby's, Burger King, Pizza Hut blurred by, molded tributes to plasticism and bad food.1985, Carl Ramm, Detroit Combat, →ISBN, page 130. From the entry plasticism
• At last, when the tribute slackened, he motioned to his retainers to sweep up the treasure.1984, John Henry Cary, Julius Weinberg, The Social Fabric: American life from 1607 to 1877. From the entry Kleagle
• Despite Kennedy's glowing tribute, Hernandez was no ball of fire his first year as a pro.1981, Jim Brosnan, “Keith Hernandez on the Rocky Road to Cooperstown,”, in Boys' Life, volume 71, number 9, page 36. From the entry ball of fire
• I wondered, often, it did not turn her head—this tribute of rustic admiration.1900, Irving Bacheller, chapter 20, in Eben Holden: A Tale of the North Country. From the entry turn someone's head
• Like monuments to great generals, they paid tribute to medicine’s most brilliant minds, ensuring their names would live on in perpetuity.2023 June 19, Rachel E. Gross, “Should Medicine Still Bother With Eponyms?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry eponym
• Maybe Soulstorm is an ideal tribute to the PlayStation era, considering how much period-specific jank is in the code.2021, Luke Winkle, Oddworld: Soulstorm review, PC Gamer. From the entry jank
• “Well, if you ever need a guinea pig to try your songs out on, I volunteer as tribute.”2021, Liwen Y. Ho, To the Only Boy I've Loved Before, unnumbered page. From the entry I volunteer as tribute
• Glory Days is the ultimate tribute to Little Mix.2021 May/June, Families Manchester, page 13. From the entry Little Mixer
• Mick Jagger pays poetic tribute in London’s Hyde Park.2019 April 15, Richard Nelsson, “Looking back: rock star deaths”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2025. From the entry death by misadventure
• What the film rarely does is challenge or interrogate the fan culture to which it plays uncritical tribute.2018 March 26, A. A. Dowd, “Steven Spielberg Finds Fun, and maybe even a Soul, in the Pandering Pastiche of Ready Player One”, in The A.V.…. From the entry wheelhouse
• I bought a gold earring for Barrabas, her badge as a Cape Horner, as a tribute and a thank you.2017, Adrian Flanagan, The Cape Horners' Club. From the entry Cape Horner
• Let's have a beer in tribute to the guy.2014 November 22, Richard DeBenedictis, chapter 55, in The Privileged Few, Bloomington, Ind.: AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 239. From the entry party spirit
• There is even a cyberheaven where one can memorialize one's deceased relative with a picture and brief tribute to that relative.2009, Abraham Rosman, Paula G. Rubel, Maxine Weisgrau, The Tapestry of Culture: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, page 253. From the entry cyberheaven
• Tribute acts, by contrast, are purely recreative.2007 January 13, Allan Kozinn, “Interpreting the Beatles Without Copying”, in New York Times. From the entry recreative
• It’s a tribute to the ragtimey gospel of the Rev.2007 August 12, Jon Pareles, “Cheerful New Zealand Pop and Spooky Louisiana Rock”, in New York Times. From the entry ragtimey
• Even with so much territory to rule and gather tribute from, protoUranus and protoNeptune grew slowly compared with Jupiter and Saturn.2004, Mark Littmann, Planets Beyond: Discovering the Outer Solar System, page 253. From the entry protouranus
• As much as they are tributes to scholars of extraordinary significance, festschrifts by their very nature are journeys taken together.1991, David R. Maines, “Reflections, Framings, and Appreciations”, in David R. Maines, editor, Social Organization and Social Progress…. From the entry festschrift
• I recently attended the Stawell Gift, and I must pay tribute to the excellent manner in which the gift is run.1990, Victoria Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), page 865. From the entry gift
• When I repeat to Moody my father's tribute such a sudden wine-dark flush incarnadines his face that I am startled.1982, Rosamond Lehmann, chapter 4, in The Swan in the Evening, revised edition, London: Hachette Digital, published 2013, →ISBN. From the entry incarnadine
• In this connexion, it is worth remembering that we are never told how the tribute was collected within the tributary state.1978, Moses I. Finley, “The fifth-century Athenian empire: A balance sheet”, in Peter D. A. Garnsey, C. R. Whittaker, editors, Imperialism…. From the entry connexion
• Tributes between poets, chess champions, couturiers—and novelists—are always hopefully contubernal.1970, Hortense Calisher, “Mr Nabokov's tent”, in Alfred Appel, Charles Newman, editors, Nabokov: criticism, reminiscences, translations…. From the entry contubernal
• This realm used to send as tribute to China highly-bred horses and gerfalcons, and products of the country.1910, Emil Bretschneider, Mediæval Researches from Eastern Asiatic Sources, London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., →OCLC, page 194. From the entry T'u-lu-fan
• A retired civil servant, Musaddilal Gupta escapes modern India for about an hour a week "as a tribute to him," he says.2019 October 2, Lauren Frayer, “Gandhi Is Deeply Revered, But His Attitudes On Race And Sex Are Under Scrutiny”, in NPR. From the entry Gandhian

Meaning of tribute

1. noun An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.
2. noun An homage made in a body of work to another work or creator.
3. noun A payment made by one nation to another in submission.

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Questions about tribute in a sentence

How do you use tribute in a sentence?

Tribute is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Please accept this as a tribute of our thanks.”

What is a short sentence with tribute?

“Tribute acts, by contrast, are purely recreative.”

What does tribute mean?

Tribute means an acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.