Token
token (noun, adjective) - small and not very important (but shows feeling and intention)
a token of commitment
a token of thanks
a token of appreciation
a token of gratitude
a token of friendship
a small token of our friendship
a token of love
a subway token
a cash token
a token of respect
by the same token
a token increase
a mere token increase
a token fine
just a token fine
a token act
a token start
a symbolic token
a token member
give token consent
a token of worth
lose merit as a token of worth
represents a tangible token of
a token activity
not just some token activity
a token protest
provoke a token protest
Example sentences:
* It is a tradition in Thailand to provide speakers with a small gift after their talk as a token of thanks.
* Please accept this small gift as a token of our appreciation.
* "She wore a beautiful ring, a love token made of sheer gold."
* "He had given her a token, and he must come to add speech to his gift, in accordance with the rules of gallantry."
* "Whether you've enjoyed quick service in a restaurant or had a great hair-do, giving a cash token lets people know their talents aren't taken for granted."
* In small criminal cases like this there is just a token fine and no imprisonment.
* If a token start is made by other side, giving in on some point, we may be able to resolve this case.
* That is little more than a token act taken to appease certain important people.
* The decision to allocate a portion of the year's budget to the festival is a token of the council's commitment to make the festival a success.
* The regional assembly had a token member from each village in the region.
* It's just a matter of giving your token consent, all you have to do is sign on this line, that's all, it's easy, honest.
* The prime minister recommended a mere token increase of 71 million baht to the annual education budget.
* He thanked the elderly man for his forty years of service to the firm and presented him with an engraved watch as a token of gratitude.
* "Money was handed down from father to son and it lost its merit as a token of worth; the idle and nasty could be a great deal more rich than the hardworking and good."
* "The gallery windows faced east and west, so only a pale token of early afternoon sun fell onto the statuette, which glowed duskily."
* "It is usually a three foot rod, often beautifully carved as a love token, onto which the prepared material is bound by a ribbon, traditionally red for a girl, blue for a married woman."
* We presented out teacher with a small, but wonderfully-packaged gift, a small token of our friendship.
* If a token start is not made on site, the local planning authority may revoke the permit.
* "Its significance is symbolic; it represents a tangible token of the consensual nature governing the pupil's attendance and in so doing attempts to counter the punitive and coercive meaning which accompanies referral."
* I want you to know that this inspection will not be just some token activity. It's for real and you might fail.
* Nicholas's call for an all-Russian militia provoked a token protest from Moscow's gentry but a wave of disorder among the peasantry.
