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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a sense of reference" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the understanding or context of something in relation to other information or experiences.
Example: "In literature, a sense of reference is crucial for readers to grasp the deeper meanings behind the text."
Alternatives: "a feeling of context" or "an understanding of relation".
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As in Cambourne, there is a sense of reference points run amok.
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The sensitizing concept "children's resistance" provided a general sense of reference in approaching the empirical material.
Sensitizing concepts suggested further directions in which to look, and gave us "a general sense of reference and guidelines in approaching empirical instances ([ 23], p 164, based on Blumer [ 32]).
The new look used letters carved in stone and a trapdoor to evoke a sense of mystery and reference Zork's caves and dungeons.
Identities should not be forged out of experiences of racism alone, but also through a sense of shared cultural references.
On a highly superficial level, it is possible to discuss the implications of using brushed aluminum and long, slender lines to illustrate a sense of futurism and references to technology in architecture.
Although "The Sleep-Over Artist" finds much room for such sidelong atmospheric commentary (and for trying to establish a sense of history with references to yippies, to Alex's boyhood favorite pornography show on television and to the guy who used to study Bob Dylan's garbage), its real focus is on the series of women Alex encounters.
There was a sense of dissatisfaction that each reference set was neither large enough to allow for the breadth of analyses desired, nor sufficiently impervious to post hoc criticism.
This insight gave him a point of reference and a sense of confidence, which released him from a defensive posture.
Microsoft, as far as I can recall, also never told me that I could not have a sense of humor (the ironic 1984 reference has already been done, thanks Jon).
There is both weight and delicacy in the rotating character, a sense of the T's history and deep references as well as its formal elements.
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