Sentence examples for an old reference to from inspiring English sources

The two men have a little trouble taking things seriously, except the 40 pounds a day they get paid (the play predates Ireland's adoption of the Euro, which also explains an old reference to Hugh Grant).

That's an advantage of performing on the Christian stand-up comedy circuit: Occasionally you get someone shouting out "Rebuke!"—an Old Testament reference to disproval but for the most part, church crowds are good.

And yes, "mean reds" is an old reference.

The oldest reference to a water mill dates to about 85 bce, appearing in a poem by an early Greek writer celebrating the liberation from toil of the young women who operated the querns (primitive hand mills) for grinding corn.

The Senchus also lists what is believed to be the oldest reference to a naval battle in the British Isles a brief record of an engagement between rival Dál Riatan groups in 719.

That Billy Batts scene in Goodfellas An old reference, sure.

Wednesday's set confirmed his fealty to an older reference point, the mercurial vocalist Mark Murphy, and to Mr. Murphy's best inheritor, Kurt Elling.

Because he was not the first to describe reactive arthritis, and in view of the above, Reiter's syndrome should only be used to cite an older reference that uses the term or in a historical context.

Here, it's in your face". But Chan reverts to an old-school reference to describe the do-it-yourself style of today's young musicians.

Usually wielded by an older individual, a reference to a participation trophy is meant as a slam on the perceived inherent entitlement of millennials and the left.

Talking about her social life, she said, "I go between a Daria mind-set"—a reference to an old MTV cartoon about a proto-hipster—"and an Atticus Finch, 'Everyone's nice once you get to know them' mind-set".