How to use "refer" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "refer" in popular movie and book plots

  • Captain Jack begins to refer to the baby as Princess, but, when James enters the birth in the record book, he writes the name Queen.  - Alex Haley's Queen
  • Former Rudras have since become fossils that archaeologists refer to as Lago Stones.  - Treasure of the Rudras
  • They also fall for a group of the girls in town, who refuse to date them and refer to them as Ponks.  - The Three Friends and Jerry
  • mr Browne is leery of commitment, and when the children refer to him as a father figure, he attempts to return to London.  - Bedknobs and Broomsticks
  • The tribe refer to one of the ingredients of the mixture they use as "First Flower".  - Altered States
  • However, in the Fifth Doctor serial Castrovalva, Event One is taken to refer to the creation of our Galaxy, not the universe.  - Terminus (Doctor Who)
  • The Big Finish Productions audio dramas , Project Lazarus, and Zagreus refer to the vampires and to their history with the Time Lords.  - State of Decay
  • Their specific names do not come up as they all agree to refer to each other pseudo-anonymously by just their professions.  - Stalker (1979 film)
  • Tolkien coined the term eucatastrophe to refer to a sudden turn of events that ensures the protagonist does not meet some impending fate.  - Deus ex machina
  • Jane Wilkinson thinks that the guests refer to the French capital.  - Lord Edgware Dies
  • He exclusively uses plural pronoun(s) ("we", "our", "they") to refer to himself and others.  - Anthem (novella)
  • The writers of the show, and also the character of Brisco, refer to this concept as "The Coming Thing".  - The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
  • The locals at the bar, who refer to Wales as "Mr.  - The Outlaw Josey Wales
  • In the opium den however he hears someone refer to Dorian as "Prince Charming", and he accosts Dorian.  - The Picture of Dorian Gray
  • Jackson determines that the hieroglyphs refer to a "stargate" which uses constellations as spatial coordinates.  - Stargate (film)
  • People with no apparent connection to Gumm, including military pilots using aircraft transceivers, refer to him by name.  - Time Out of Joint

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