The attendant was not quite sure; still he nodded sagely.

Though well out of his depth, the President nodded sagely.

He sat next to her on the hard folding chair and nodded sagely at all the right places.

He'd expected opposition to that, but the village chief nodded sagely.

She nodded sagely when I told her of my decision.

That seemed to be the right response, because the leader nodded sagely to herself.

There was silence as the general turned to us, nodded sagely, and spoke.

I nodded sagely as if confirming the thought to myself.

I nodded sagely, trying to think of something else to say.

I nodded sagely, as if this made any sense to me at all, and kept my mouth shut.