All 8 Uses of
tribute
in
The Fountainhead
- But I realize—and in that spirit I accept it—that this tribute was paid not to my person, but to a principle which chance has granted me to represent in all humility tonight.†
Chpt 1.9
- Why did you give him such a glowing tribute yesterday?†
Chpt 1.10 *
- The exquisite kindliness of her manner suggested that their relationship was of no possible consequence, that she could not pay him the tribute of hostility.†
Chpt 1.12
- It would be the greatest tribute one could possibly expect—if it weren't so much in the style of an operetta.†
Chpt 2.3
- He had kept it, because it was the most beautiful tribute to integrity he had ever read.†
Chpt 3.1
- He looked at her hands, at her naked shoulders, but she felt as if he did not see her; he was looking at something greater than the beauty of her body, greater than his love for her; he was looking at himself—and this, she knew, was the one incomparable tribute.†
Chpt 3.9
- She thought: This is the tribute to Gail, the confidence of surrender—he relaxes like a cat—and cats don't relax except with people they like.†
Chpt 4.9
- There were no sensational stories, no photographs of Roark at breakfast, no human interest, no attempts to sell a man; only a considered, gracious tribute to the greatness of an artist.†
Chpt 4.9
Definition:
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(tribute as in: demanded they pay tribute) payment by one nation for protection by another;
or: payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence