reference

Example Sentences

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If you’ve ever skied in the afternoon light, when it’s difficult to see any articulation in the slope, just white everywhere you look, you can understand how having those points of reference would be helpful.

From Los Angeles Times

We often hear the VAR has referenced glancing contact to uphold the decison of a yellow card.

From BBC

The now-iconic scene, notably from Walt Disney’s 1955 animated classic “Lady and the Tramp,” remains one of the most timeless cinematic moments of romance, often referenced like clockwork every Valentine’s Day.

From Salon

This research builds on Almeida's earlier effort to assemble a detailed reference library of microbial genomes found in the human gut.

From Science Daily

Lower courts are to reference the judgement when deciding on similar cases.

From Barron's