How to Use refer in a Sentence

refer

verb

• Most of the patients we see here were referred by other doctors.
• How can doctors refer patients for treatment without examining them first?
• The stars refer to the record five World Cup titles that Brazil has won.
  — Bry'onna Mention, Essence, 30 Sep. 2022
• Marriott has referred the matter to Booking.com, and Booking.com will not help me.
  — Christopher Elliott, King Features Syndicate, The Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2024
• Barrett has the option to act alone or refer the matter to the full court.
  — Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2023
• The idea of five days in which the police refer 911 calls unsettles her.
  — Maria Cramer Amir Hamja, New York Times, 4 June 2023
• Founders refer other founders, and the same goes for other key hires.
  — Glenn Solomon, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2022
• The fair’s title refers the 54 countries on the African continent.
  — Chadd Scott, Forbes, 7 May 2023
• Undertones refer to the hue or tone present within the skin.
  — Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 11 Oct. 2022
• Suarez referred questions to the super PAC and Starboard.
  — Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2024
• The airline referred further questions about the incident to the NTSB.
  — Chris Isidore, CNN, 18 Feb. 2024
• DuPont referred inquiries to Chemours, the company that was spun off in 2015.
  — Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 28 May 2024
• The teenager then detailed the abuse to a staff member at her high school who referred her to the principal.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
• Mustapha referred the Times to a handful of patients who raved about his treatment.
  — Katie Thomas, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2023
• BetMGM allows users to refer up to 20 friends, and each time that one of your friends signs up, both of you will receive a $50 bonus.
  — Chris Ilenstine, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2023
• So, senators referred not to the occupants of the U.S. Senate but to the state senate.
  — Daniel Wirls, The Conversation, 16 May 2024
• BetMGM allows users to refer up to 20 friends, and each time that one of your friends signs up, both of you will receive a $50 free bet bonus.
  — Doug Ziefel, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2022
• The new unit will be able to refer cases to the U.K.’s tax office for criminal enforcement.
  — David Smagalla, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2023
• The judge also referred to Dominion’s claim that Fox chose to publish the (false) statements to win back viewers.
  — John C. Watson, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2023
• The word now refers at once to predictability and to transformation.
  — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
• The sheriff’s office referred her to the non-emergency line for the Nashville police.
  — Joanna Slater, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Mar. 2023
• To refer somebody to BetRivers, simply input their name and email address on the easy to use form in your account.
  — Charlie Kelly, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2022
• The Trump campaign referred The Times to his company, which did not respond to requests for comment.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
• Linda was referring that night to the election of a Black president.
  — David Litt, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
• The term acolyte, though, is typically used to refer to a Sith apprentice.
  — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 24 Oct. 2022
• This refers not only to Israel, but also to Egypt, which shares a border with the Gaza Strip, and which has partially sealed that border.
  — TIME, 16 Oct. 2023
• Reached for comment, Cruise referred back to its online statement.
  — Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
• Even a police officer should not be able to find a student for truancy if they're referred by the school.
  — Lauren Goode, WIRED, 24 Aug. 2023
• Nardini referred the motion to a three-judge panel within the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
  — Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
• McCaskill stated in her email to Dateline that this is required before charges can be referred for trial by general court-martial.
  — Anna Turning, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Dec 2024