refer to
Example Sentences
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Open appeals against refused asylum applications refer to individuals.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Bob Baker Marionette Theater likes to refer to itself as the largest ongoing puppet theater in the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
The Powell Fed, in short, offered an unprecedented level of what academics refer to as forward guidance, or indications of any sort that telegraph the likely path of short-term interest rates.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
“Girl dessert,” meanwhile, can either refer to a single-serving recipe for, say, peach cobbler or chocolate cake, or to an array of different treats—like popcorn, chocolate and candy—combined in a bowl.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
On the beat or on the downbeat refer to the moment when the pulse is strongest.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
