referring

Example Sentences

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The justice minister praised the "brave people who disarmed the attacker", referring to a group of people who can be seen intervening in a video of the incident circulated online.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“That’s who’s endorsing Steve Hilton,” Becerra told reporters at a South Los Angeles food hall, referring to Trump.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Although “many investors view WFE upside as limited in some way by litho capacity,” referring to lithography equipment that is used to print designs onto wafers, Arcuri said he doesn’t agree.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

In an interview just last month, Rabbi Jack Bemporad recalled “we used to go to Doug’s place,” presumably referring to Coe’s Arlington, Va., home.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Evidence-Indices is what we are referring to when we say that science depends upon evidence.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton