How to Use refer to in a Sentence

refer to

verb
  • Bump refers to his body of work as a trilogy.
    Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
  • On the flip side, this order refers to hash browns with diced tomatoes.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2024
  • This is what Ben Kennard refers to as peace of mind.
    Kody Boye, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
  • Purple refers to the line’s color.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
  • Hearing Rue referred to in the past tense…woof.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 1 June 2026
  • Bond traders refer to this as a discount to par value.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026
  • This refers to mindful practices.
    Helen Dennis, Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Mezcal is a blanket term that refers to spirits made from the agave plant.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 July 2026
  • It is not known whether the two reports referred to the same vessel.
    CNN Money, 12 July 2026
  • Zhou’s team refers to their technique as Guiyi, which means ‘return to one’.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
  • Yet more than half of those referred to Prevent in the past year were found not to have one.
    The Week Uk, TheWeek, 7 June 2026
  • Many people think of foods like bread or pasta when referring to carbs.
    Jennifer Lefton, Verywell Health, 1 June 2026
  • That refers to the coronal hole and a resulting high-speed solar stream.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
  • This is why many common bricks are referred to as modular.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The word likely referred to the way grapes grow in hooked, clustered bunches.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Nutrition info refers to one ounce of cheese, about ¼ cup when crumbled.
    Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
  • Finish refers to how reflective a flatware set is.
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
  • Motility refers to how food moves through the digestive tract.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
  • Ian, who King refers to in the present tense, died in 2022 at 26.
    Erianne Lewis, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026
  • This term refers to the growing number of retirees who are returning to work.
    Helen Dennis, Daily News, 2 May 2026
  • Nushaj is referring to the way his client was removed from the council chambers.
    Gino Vicci, CBS News, 9 May 2026
  • The department referred to his post as its comment on the ruling.
    Ali Swenson, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
  • The streamer often refers to Black people as chimps in his online videos.
    Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
  • Sometimes referred to as an east-west bag, this one is polished without feeling too fussy.
    Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Its name refers to the colloquial term once used for Papaya—paw-paw.
    Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
  • Here's the latest on a mission SpaceX refers to as flight 13.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 24 July 2026
  • The title refers to a story-fable about a horse that runs away, only to turn up at a time of crisis.
    Hillel Italie, Fortune, 1 June 2026
  • The decades-old term refers to the sustained loss of demand for a commodity caused by high prices.
    Lily Boyce, New York Times, 12 June 2026
  • The title refers to the street number of Crystal’s home that was destroyed in the fire.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 June 2026
  • There’s an irony, too, in the novel’s title, which doesn’t refer to its main character.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 July 2026

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