refer to
Example Sentences
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There was not even one tiny part of me that missed being able to refer to myself as we, so immense was the relief of freeing myself of Vagner.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Work visas refer to new individuals granted permission, or extensions of existing permission.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
The Powell Fed, in short, offered an unprecedented level of what academics refer to as forward guidance, or indications of any sort that telegraph the likely path of short-term interest rates.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
“Girl dessert,” meanwhile, can either refer to a single-serving recipe for, say, peach cobbler or chocolate cake, or to an array of different treats—like popcorn, chocolate and candy—combined in a bowl.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
William Wotton, on the other hand, like Newton, generally used the word to refer to arguments that are false or unsatisfactory.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
