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

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 woman, who spoke on condition of anonymity and whom the BBC will refer to as Nicky, said she met the disgraced financier when she was 19, working as a model.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

A Facebook page that appears to belong to her includes a number of videos and posts that refer to celebrities including Rihanna, Kim Kardashian and Cardi B.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

In fact, Torricelli’s experiment rapidly became famous: the phrase ‘famous experiment’ is first used in English in 1654 to refer to it, and for an Italian author in 1663 it is famosissima.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton