How to Use refer in a Sentence

refer

verb

• Most of the patients we see here were referred by other doctors.
• How can doctors refer patients for treatment without examining them first?
• Barrett has the option to act alone or refer the matter to the full court.
  — Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2023
• The idea of five days in which the police refer 911 calls unsettles her.
  — Maria Cramer Amir Hamja, New York Times, 4 June 2023
• The fair’s title refers the 54 countries on the African continent.
  — Chadd Scott, Forbes, 7 May 2023
• Suarez referred questions to the super PAC and Starboard.
  — Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2024
• The airline referred further questions about the incident to the NTSB.
  — Chris Isidore, CNN, 18 Feb. 2024
• Mustapha referred the Times to a handful of patients who raved about his treatment.
  — Katie Thomas, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2023
• The new unit will be able to refer cases to the U.K.’s tax office for criminal enforcement.
  — David Smagalla, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2023
• The word now refers at once to predictability and to transformation.
  — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
• This refers not only to Israel, but also to Egypt, which shares a border with the Gaza Strip, and which has partially sealed that border.
  — TIME, 16 Oct. 2023
• Reached for comment, Cruise referred back to its online statement.
  — Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
• Even a police officer should not be able to find a student for truancy if they're referred by the school.
  — Lauren Goode, WIRED, 24 Aug. 2023
• Speidel said that in the past, teachers referred low-performing students to her.
  — Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2023
• Atlantic reps referred inquiries about the band to Paramore’s rep, who had no official comment.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Jan. 2024
• The office referred other questions about the report to the university.
  — Susan Svrluga, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
• Hanson Police referred requests for comment to the DA's office.
  — Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2024
• Doctors say this is rare and typically refer youth to voice coaches and hormone medicine.
  — oregonlive, 4 May 2023
• Trump’s campaign referred comment for this story to Trump Media.
  — Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2024
• Then inform the employee about the benefits and support system the company has in place and refer them to the contact person.
  — Dean Carter, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2023
• Thompson declined to speak further on the record about AFP coming to Alabama, referring a reporter to his quotes in the press release.
  — Paul Gattis | [e-mail], al, 12 July 2023
• If that passes, the House will refer contempt to the Department of Justice, which then has discretion over whether to prosecute Biden.
  — Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2024
• Mining a patient’s medical record for social needs does no good if a health system doesn’t have a way to refer them to support systems.
  — Katie Palmer, STAT, 11 Jan. 2024
• The police union referred questions to the officer’s attorney.
  — Ray Sanchez, CNN, 23 Aug. 2023
• Still, Schiffer referred back to the careful work Kate and William have done over the years to build their royal brand as caring, engaged representatives of the British people.
  — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
• The program blew past its budget and had to stop accepting requests in April, which means Sepulveda will have to refer students to outside resources for the last two months of the school year.
  — Debbie Truong, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023
• There is one type of party to which Bowles is referring, and that’s the large parties that are open to the public, advertised widely, and scarcely supervised by adults.
  — Ashley Morrison The Anniston Star, al, 13 May 2023
• So far, 31 cases have been referred — all but three by the Brooklyn district attorney’s office — and 11 circles have taken place.
  — Hurubie Meko, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2023
• The House could also take a procedural vote instead, such as voting to table Gaetz's motion (and set it aside) or refer it to a committee.
  — Rachel Scott, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2023
• By referring the case back to the city, Quintana-Lujan effectively avoided any felony charges.
  — Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024