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Related (12): refer, reference, mention, allude, cite, quote, indicate, denote, signify, attribution, allusion, referral

"Referring" Example Sentences

  1. When she kept referring to that night, I knew something was wrong.
  2. He was referring to the email I sent last week, not the one from yesterday.
  3. The article is referring to a study that hasn't been published yet.
  4. Stop referring to me as if I'm not in the room.
  5. They're referring the case to a higher court for review.
  6. I hate when people refer to me without referring to my actual name.
  7. She started referring to him as 'that guy' after the breakup.
  8. The therapist kept referring back to my childhood trauma.
  9. Are you referring to what happened at the party?
  10. He was clearly referring to me, even though he never said my name.
  11. The news report is referring to events from three years ago.
  12. I'm not referring to you — I'm talking about someone else entirely.
  13. They've been referring patients to specialists all morning.
  14. When you're referring to statistics, you need to cite your sources.
  15. She hated it when people were referring to her as 'the quiet one' in the group.
  16. The contract is referring to terms that we never actually agreed to.
  17. He kept referring to his ex-wife like she was still part of his life.
  18. The doctor is referring you to a cardiologist next week.
  19. Stop referring to that incident — it's ancient history.
  20. They're referring the complaint to the ethics board.
  21. I think you're referring to a completely different situation.
  22. The poem is referring to loss and the passage of time.
  23. Without referring to the manual, I have no idea how to fix this.
  24. She was referring to the fact that nobody invited her.
  25. The judge is referring the matter back to the lower court.
  26. He kept referring to himself in the third person, which was weird.
  27. When you're referring to someone's work, give them credit.
  28. They're referring to budget cuts that haven't even been announced yet.
  29. I wasn't referring to you at all — you're being paranoid.
  30. The letter is referring to a debt that was supposedly paid off years ago.

Common Phrases

  1. referring to
  2. when referring to
  3. without referring to
  4. keep referring to
  5. stop referring to
  6. referring back to
  7. referring someone to
  8. is referring to
  9. are referring to

Examples by Level

A1
  1. He is referring to the big red car outside.
  2. When she says 'that person,' she is referring to you.
A2
  1. The teacher was referring to the homework we did last week.
  2. I'm not referring to your brother — I mean your sister.
B1
  1. She kept referring to the past like it was still happening right now.
  2. The article is referring to problems that most people don't even know about.
B2
  1. Without referring to the original document, it's impossible to verify their claims.
  2. He was clearly referring to the tension between them, though he never said it directly.
C1
  1. The novelist's repeated references to classical mythology suggest she is referring to timeless patterns of human suffering.
  2. When the economist is referring to 'market inefficiencies,' she's implicitly critiquing the assumptions underlying modern financial theory.
C2
  1. The speaker's oblique manner of referring to the scandal — through metaphor and implication rather than direct statement — revealed both her discomfort and her political acumen.
  2. In constantly referring to his predecessor's failures, the new director inadvertently exposed his own insecurity about legitimacy.

Examples by Scenario

🏠 Everyday Life
  1. My mom keeps referring to my ex like he's still my boyfriend — it's annoying.
  2. When you say 'that thing,' are you referring to what happened last month?
💼 Workplace
  1. The manager was referring to the missed deadline in that passive-aggressive email.
  2. I think the client is referring to the budget overrun we've been trying to hide.
📊 Business
  1. The report is referring to market trends that directly impact our Q3 projections.
  2. When the consultant is referring to 'operational inefficiencies,' she means we're bleeding money.
🛒 Buying / Shopping
  1. The reviews keep referring to sizing issues — should I go up a size?
  2. Is the description referring to the same product I'm looking at online?
✈️ Travel
  1. The guidebook is referring to restaurants that don't exist anymore.
  2. When locals are referring to 'the old town,' they mean the historic district.
📚 Education
  1. The professor was referring to a concept we covered three weeks ago.
  2. Students kept referring to the textbook instead of thinking for themselves.
❤️ Relationships
  1. He's been referring to us as 'just friends' to everyone, which hurts.
  2. She hates when I'm referring to our problems in front of other people.
📰 News / Politics
  1. The senator is referring to a scandal that derailed her predecessor's career.
  2. The article is referring to classified documents that were never supposed to be public.
💻 Technology
  1. The error message is referring to a file that doesn't exist on my computer.
  2. When the app is referring to 'syncing,' it means your data is being uploaded.
📝 Formal Writing
  1. The study is referring to longitudinal data collected over a fifteen-year period.
  2. When the legislation is referring to 'reasonable accommodations,' it requires specific legal interpretation.

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