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

In Japanese, the word geisha means "person of the arts", and can refer to a woman or man trained in traditional Japanese performing arts.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

I’m guessing Bianco will refer Bonta back to that simple communication of a single finger, much the same as Villanueva did.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 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

Then one of them said, Let’s go see Mami’s bear, which is the way they refer to their mother’s fur coat hanging in this closet.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez