How to Use make reference to in a Sentence

make reference to

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• Note Pat does not need to make reference to specific numbers, but just the trend.
  — Stephen Timme, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021
• For me, what was so important was to make reference to his hand, but not copy his hand, and also to make sure that my hand was there.
  — Casey Cadwallader, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2022
• The 911 call does not make reference to Dale being a veteran.
  — Mark Morales, CNN, 25 Aug. 2021
• Episodes often cut away to clips from Outlander, and make reference to the show’s storylines.
  — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 22 Feb. 2021
• Youngkin and those who spoke at his rallies didn't make reference to the former President.
  — Dan Merica, Eric Bradner and Eva McKend, CNN, 29 Oct. 2021
• The industrial sconces make reference to the cabin’s farmland locale and play off the red stripes of the wool throws and vintage grain sack pillows.
  — Rhonda Reinhart, Country Living, 17 May 2023
• The industrial sconces make reference to the cabin’s farmland locale and play off the red stripes of the wool throws and vintage grain sack pillows.
  — Rhonda Reinhart, Country Living, 17 May 2023
• While the communique did make reference to China, Biden was pressed Sunday on why the language was not more forceful in its tone.
  — Jordyn Phelps, ABC News, 13 June 2021
• Calipari said, waiting for Zenor to make reference to Kentucky's shocking first-round loss to Saint Peters.
  — Bob Holt, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2022
• Not often does Will make reference to football, instead of baseball.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 6 Apr. 2022
• Colors from the collaboration make reference to the aso oke cloth, which is handwoven by the Yoruba people.
  — Shelby Ying Hyde, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 July 2021
• Snyder didn't make reference to Deandre Ayton, who is a major a part of Phoenix's success this season, but overall, that's a pretty good breakdown of the Suns (64-17).
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2022
• Howell granted the request in part, saying that the court reporter would be allowed to discreetly set up in the gallery of the courtroom, not beside the defense attorneys, and Stevens' lawyers could not make reference to those transcripts.
  — al, 15 Nov. 2020
• The latter frequently make reference to her profound Catholic faith, which was a defining aspect of both her identity and literary output, but hardly a case of blind belief.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Sep. 2023
• Accounts posting about the Great Reset and related narratives routinely make reference to the Nuremberg trials of Nazi war criminals and post pictures of hangings.
  — WIRED, 20 Feb. 2023
• Why would an official Nintendo emulator make reference to third-party flash carts?
  — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 19 Apr. 2022
• The filing includes two sentences that make reference to an unnamed plaintiff and witness — information available only from the deposition being taken that day that was supposed to be entirely confidential, Mattei contended.
  — Zach Murdock, courant.com, 20 Oct. 2021

Last Updated: 17 Oct 2024