refer

Example Sentences

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"She didn't always know this, but sometimes we would refer to her, you know, as Mrs Bouquet, because that's the appearance you got from her," said Gemma.

From BBC

Vaughan referred to the ECB's stated aim of cricket becoming the most inclusive sport in the country.

From Barron's

“I was raised in a thriving working-class community and they have destroyed that community,” Hughes said, referring to Edison.

From Los Angeles Times

Panama's Ministry of Culture said the discovery was "of great importance for Panamanian archaeology and the study of pre-Hispanic societies of the Central American isthmus," referring to the land that connects North and South America.

From Barron's

Fighters wrap ropes around their punching hand, named "the spear", and block oncoming blows with the other, referred to as the "shield".

From BBC