Examples of 'was a reference' in a sentence

Meaning of "was a reference"

Was a reference is a phrase used to indicate that something or someone served as a source of information, inspiration, or example for another thing or person. It implies that a particular object, statement, action, or individual was used as a point of reference or comparison. This phrase is commonly used when discussing the influence or connection between different elements

How to use "was a reference" in a sentence

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It was a reference to the purity of the lotus flower.
One of the tools used was a reference check.
Sente was a reference manager for macOS and iPad.
Said you told her yesterday that it was a reference book.
The name was a reference to his nickname.
The appellant claimed that this statement by Mr Sylvester was a reference to ethnic origin.
This was a reference to the industrialized nature of the town.
Suggesting that the third secret was a reference to the assassination.
There was a reference to access to public services.
Said you told her yesterday that it was a reference book and could not be checked out.
He was a reference point for me and for this club.
This presumably was a reference to her race.
It was a reference to the people who travelled through the area.
Her stage name was a reference to that city.
It was a reference from a friend of mine to call taber maccallum.

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And they were upset that there was a reference to such a device in this album.
It was a reference to books and knowledge.
You seemed to think it was a reference to Wendy.
The birth was a reference to the cycle of life and death.
The earliest recorded use of this name for the river was a reference made by Fr.
All he wanted was a reference for a contractor.
Was a reference to matrix.
Even its name was a reference to the past.
It was a reference for the whole world in the fight against the oppression of women.
Earlier there was a reference to China.
This was a reference to the granular structure of the first specimens studied.
Eh Let us assume it was a reference to my height.
There was a reference made to the need for a forensic pathologist.
The strain of lice chosen was a reference strain known as Hartley.
There was a reference in our proposed text to lesser used languages.
That presumably was a reference to Mother.
This was a reference to the perennial shortage of cigarettes in the socialist dreamland.
What first caught my attention about all this was a reference I saw in a couple of articles.
The name was a reference to the town in which he was first spotted.
Every commentary I consulted said this was a reference to children.
That was why there was a reference to issues of policy in the paragraph.
The HEVA professionals slowly accepted that their service was a reference for the SBC.
No doubt this was a reference to his origins.
To a special girl . and there was a reference.
I think that was a reference to that joke.
At that time, the submarine was a reference.
Her name was a reference to the artificial intelligence in that film.
Writer Billy Edd Wheeler denied that the lyric was a reference to the Gatlin Brothers.
That was a reference to fresh elections.
You must be quite retarded if you don't get that was a reference.
That was a reference check.
Well, we found one of his old yearbooks, and there was a reference to a special girl.
Ada was a reference for me.
With respect to DIS, there was a reference to discipline.
This was a reference to the poor housing conditions in the student dormitories.

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