referring to
Example Sentences
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“The Beast is going faster than it has ever gone before,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, referring to the heavily armored presidential limousine.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
“I grew up in the projects when Father Greg first came in,” Debora told me, referring to Homeboy’s early days in the 1980s, when Boyle was pastor of Dolores Mission Church in Boyle Heights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
“Hedge funds are unwinding their carry trades, of which France has been part,” he said, referring to bets that rely on borrowed money in one market to fund purchases in another.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
"He is always with us," says Bowsley, referring to 'Hitchy #1' which has been sewn on to the back of the club's shirts.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Crick was referring to the striking universality of the flow of genetic information throughout biology.*
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
