REFERENCE in a Sentence
Learn REFERENCE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
352 example sentences for REFERENCE, such as:
1. Avoid any reference to his illness.
2. This card should be kept on file for reference.
3. I like to have my reference books within my reach.
4. Make a note of the reference number shown on the form.
5. I keep my reference books near my desk for convenience.
2. This card should be kept on file for reference.
3. I like to have my reference books within my reach.
4. Make a note of the reference number shown on the form.
5. I keep my reference books near my desk for convenience.
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Meanings and Examples of REFERENCE
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reference
n. a remark that calls attention to something or someone
n. (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 Their pronunciation was quick, and the words they uttered, not having any apparent connection with visible objects, I was unable to discover any clue by which I could unravel the mystery of their reference.
2 I never saw this great-uncle but I'm supposed to look like him--with special reference to the rather hard-boiled painting that hangs in Father's office.
3 He took himself to task for his bad sympathies in reference to Roger Chillingworth, disregarded the lesson that he should have drawn from them, and did his best to root them out.
4 Indeed, the same dark question often rose into her mind with reference to the whole race of womanhood.
5 His subject, it appeared, had been the relation between the Deity and the communities of mankind, with a special reference to the New England which they were here planting in the wilderness.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context Highlight In XXIII. THE REVELATION OF THE SCARLET LETTER
Context Highlight In XXIII. THE REVELATION OF THE SCARLET LETTER
6 After many days, when time sufficed for the people to arrange their thoughts in reference to the foregoing scene, there was more than one account of what had been witnessed on the scaffold.
7 I do not recall that I felt any tenderness of conscience in reference to Mrs. Joe, when the fear of being found out was lifted off me.
8 And here I may remark that when Mr. Wopsle referred to me, he considered it a necessary part of such reference to rumple my hair and poke it into my eyes.
9 By degrees he fell to reposing such great confidence in me, as to ask my advice in reference to his own affairs.
10 Now, Herbert," said I, "with reference to gaining some knowledge of his history.
11 I should certainly not have gone, but for the reference to my Uncle Provis.
12 Still, the reference to Provis by name mastered everything.
13 There was a twitch of Miss Betsey's head, after each of these sentences, as if her own old wrongs were working within her, and she repressed any plainer reference to them by strong constraint.
14 I found, when I did open it, that it was a very kind note, containing no reference to my condition at the theatre.
15 In the state of trouble into which his disclosure by my fire had thrown me, I had thought very much of the words Agnes had used in reference to the partnership.
Example Sentence: (142 in 10 pages)
1 I am writing with reference to your article on salaries for scientists.
2 Avoid any reference to his illness.
3 This card should be kept on file for reference.
4 Materials in the center are organized into three distinct categories: reference, child-use, and staff development.
5 It is easy to choose our own frame of reference and attack any ideas that do not fit it.
6 The firm required a reference to establish the bona fides of the client.
7 An employer is not duty bound to provide a reference when an employee leaves.
8 All important points are numbered for ease of reference.
9 He made only a veiled reference to international concerns over human rights issues.
10 They could find no further reference to Mr LaMotte in the records.
11 I keep my reference books near my desk for convenience.
12 Make a note of the reference number shown on the form.
13 Our charges are calculated by reference to an hourly rate.
14 I like to have my reference books within my reach.
15 You'll find the information in the reference section of your local library.