get the nod in a sentence

Examples

1. The Mailman gets the nod over improved Wally Szczerbiak, but barely.
2. Few Democrats, though, had expected Richardson to get the nod.
3. Ramiro Mendoza would likely get the nod should Yarnall falter.
4. But Romania is considered highly likely to get the nod.
5. Hopefully performances between now and then will dictate who gets the nod.
6. -- Remain calm when you get the nod.
7. But if Dafoe is healthy, Robinson said he will get the nod.
8. T . J . Rubley might get the nod.
9. {First base : } Bob Hamelin gets the nod over Joe Vitiello.
10. If he can't play, Billy Joe Hobert gets the nod.