frame of reference
Example Sentences
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You need to pick art that you think you’re going to enjoy, that speaks to you, that you have a frame of reference for.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Today’s lawmakers looking for a frame of reference may want to read up on the efforts to regulate a questionable trading platform of an earlier era, the “bucket shop.”
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
This is rocking Britain in a way Americans may struggle to fathom if their frame of reference is U.S. public broadcasting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
"I had no frame of reference of what I was getting myself into," Lawrence, 28, told BBC Sport.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2024
Why don’t I give you absolutely no frame of reference for who I am.’”
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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