frame of reference

Example Sentences

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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

If Leno had something to offer beyond an outdated frame of reference, he’d have a streaming series like O’Brien or Letterman.

From Salon • Jul. 31, 2025

Hearing those comments "put me right back" in the recording studio, said Law, explaining that Britten's use of tonal ambiguity "didn't fit the normal frame of reference for a school choir".

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2024

The questions and concerns weighing on our children and grandchildren, after all, should be a frame of reference for us all.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2024

He had no frame of reference for it, no way for his brain to process just how horrible it was.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro