Sentence examples for a clever reference from inspiring English sources

The title of "The Insurgents" is a clever reference to the rebellious, Petraeus-led faction within the American military, not to the guerrilla fighters American soldiers fought abroad.

The moniker was a clever reference to "sun pictures," early photographic prints made in sunlight, but it also branded him as a traveling, outdoor photographer.

John Gaden is brilliant, not just as Duncan but also as a child, the casting of an older actor a clever reference to this boy being tragically old before his time.

While to English ears at least its name sounds like a clever reference to its remoteness, it is in fact a nod to the legendary Norwegian king, Hedin, who is believed to have fought here.

They'd worked all their lives, they'd worked hard in hospitals (Mrs Cobb had been a fine disinfectant-scented nursing sister before she retired in 1987), in schools (old Mrs Coleman had been a fine teacher of 10-year-olds before she retired in 1979), in libraries (Bea had been a clever reference librarian with a voice whose strength was its steady quietness, before she'd retired in 2001).

(No, Panic Software didn't buy ad space on the front page!) That's a clever reference to the new type of non-tracker links you'll be clicking should you continue to use TPB.

You're having a laughing gas," a very clever reference to the amount Manchester City were about to pay to buy him from Liverpool – a transfer the NOS revelations did nothing to stop. .

Near a home improvement store with some clever reference to tech?

Maybe it's meant as a clever self reference, but it registers as a lack of imagination.

Bailey creates dramatic configurations on the floor as well as tabletops, with elongated remnants of piano keys that may be a clever, subtle reference to the Ivory Coast.

African-American scholar Lyman B. Hagen reports that the title comes from the spiritual "All God's Chillun Got Wings", Angelou's "clever reference" to her ongoing search for a home while being aware of "our ultimate home".