Sentence examples for reference to something from inspiring English sources

Maybe it's a reference to something I don't get.

She readily recognized the term as a cutting reference to something past its prime.

A 2006 statement from Zawahiri did include a reference to something, unspecified, that Franklin said about the evils of usury.

(It is set partly in Argentina and makes reference to something called "the 49 Quantum," or just "the 49").

You illustrate a point by making reference to something you know is ubiquitous but your interlocutor has never heard of.

It may also be the most allusive: it sometimes seems as if every aspect of the show is a knowing reference to something else.

Wrapped in supernatural elements, the narrative is scattered with references to something bigger than that which is on Earth.

ONCE she arrived in New York last summer to start a new job, Hallie Stephens, who planned to share an apartment with a roommate or two, kept encountering references to something unfamiliar: building a wall.

The single's B-side, No Love Lost, is even more growly and lugubrious, with its references to something burning like an STD and odd warning about wanting to kill someone if they remain faithful.

Every mundanity is examined and referenced to something else, usually something Classical.

If you follow tech executives or famous actors on Twitter, you've probably seen references to something called OurMine several times over the last few weeks.