frame of reference

Example Sentences

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Scientists, thinkers, whoever can expand his frame of reference.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Today’s lawmakers looking for a frame of reference may want to read up on the efforts to regulate a questionable trading platform of an earlier era, the “bucket shop.”

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

This is rocking Britain in a way Americans may struggle to fathom if their frame of reference is U.S. public broadcasting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

I didn’t know how much I was learning because I had no frame of reference for any of it.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025

Why don’t I give you absolutely no frame of reference for who I am.’”

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera