refer

Example Sentences

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We took this as a challenge to dedicate ourselves to making what we now refer to as “The Emily.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

That’s what economists refer to as a debt spiral.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

All told, it’s still rare, at least for now, for a myeloma patient to refer to themselves as cured or for an oncologist to refer to a myeloma patient that way.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

The National Football Museum does, though, refer to it as the first shootout in England.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The cousins refer to their Tía Flor as "the politician."

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez