Sentence examples for using to refer from inspiring English sources

But whatever directions we may go in, and whatever terms we do end up using to refer to ourselves, we can do a lot better than alphabet soup and slurs.

Wright used to refer to him as the "messiah who is going to save us".

It is also used to refer to a good deed.

New Yorkers actually used to refer to themselves as Knickerbockers.

I used to refer laughingly to his nine-to-five existence – 9pm to 5am.

"It used to refer to a mother ship built to carry other vessels," Mr. Langan continued.

Rick Wakeman used to refer to 'Union' as 'Onion', because it bought tears to his eyes.

Spade is an archaic racial slur that was used to refer to African-Americans.

"Decadence" is sometimes used to refer to moral degeneration or decay.

"I used to refer to it as our little Mayberry," said Tracey Burns, 47.

Bailey used to refer jokingly to his interventions as "acts of God".