Sentence examples for reference to a phrase from inspiring English sources

"My Man Mitch" was a reference to a phrase once used by President George W. Bush to refer to Daniels.

On an entirely separate note, a reader justly asked, in reference to a phrase in one of my posts: "Does anyone flying domestically sup in the sky?" It's a good question, given the way most airlines have eliminated anything more than a stale sandwich in a cardboard box for passengers flying coach for anything under about six hours.

In the speech, he made a passing reference to a phrase used by Milton Friedman, about using a "helicopter drop" of money to fight inflation, which eventually earned him the nickname "Helicopter Ben" from conservatives scandalized by his aggressive action after the financial crisis began.

Later, he said of the frisk policy, "to borrow a phrase from President Clinton, I believe the practice needs to be mended, not ended" — a reference to a phrase that Mr. Clinton used in a very different context, in a 1995 speech defending affirmative action programs.

It is reference to a Latin phrase once learned and surprisingly nerve forgotten.

An allusion is a reference to or a phrase taken from an external source like another literary work, a song, or even something as commonplace as a brand or slogan.

Mr Reynolds objected to a 1994 article claiming he had misled parliament entitled "Goodbye Gombeen Man" - a reference to an Irish phrase used to describe a wheeler dealer.

It will be clear to readers who are well-versed in the literature of systemic functional linguistics (SFL) that the title makes reference to a well cited phrase within the theory, 'lexis as most delicate grammar', originating in Halliday's 1961 paper and developed by Hasan (1996).

"Let us eat a Jesuit", for instance, became a popular phrase for its reference to a humorous passage in Candide.

The crucial phrase there is the reference to a balanced approach.

In one scene, Andy used the phrase "Xbox pancake", a reference to a video game console, while describing the idea of combining two great things.