refer to
Example Sentences
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“Suddenly, they referred to me as they used to refer to my father. Something dawned upon me: that I was the king now.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026
The key Argentinian figures we refer to nowadays are constantly changing.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026
"Psychoanalysts refer to the tendency in the mind to recreate familiar relational patterns, even when these are poorly adapted," says Stänicke.
From Science Daily • Jul. 1, 2026
Although academics refer to a 23% gain, client anecdotes suggest a rise of about 34%, said Dong and Briggs.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026
“My people call them djinn, but I believe humans refer to them as genies.”
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
