refer
Example Sentences
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Scientists refer to this as a Trojan horse effect, and the researchers say it may also play a role in the spread of antibiotic resistance.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
Celan would later refer to the Shoah with the terrible restraint of “that which happened.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The Disney character adorns her golf bag and is her driver headcover, and her fans refer to themselves as the “Flying Dumbos.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
"I think some people refer to that as a mini-Hong Kong or mini-China," he said, adding that developments in Trumpington and Eddington were also sought after.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
We don’t even refer to her—leastways not in front of my mother.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
Vocabulary lists containing refer
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 2
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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