"reference" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The word simian was perfectly understood as an insulting reference to Lincoln's appearance.
- Irene looked daunted, as perhaps she was, but those insulting references to her supposed status made her angry.
- Rotten theorised that Bush thought the song contained insulting references aimed at her.
- But they did hear her vaguely insulting references to the size of his feet and his dour, mirthless countenance.
- A press law forbids insulting references to God and Islamic prophet Muhammad.
- Kelly's race subjects her to embarrassing and insulting references from Michael.
- The government had taken offense to the insulting reference and had instructed Quelch to withdraw his statement or exit Germany within 8 hours.
- - an insulting reference to the tagelmust veil worn by the Almoravid ruling class.
- You must never tell a Bushman that you had overlooked him: he will take it as an insulting reference to his tiny stature.
- Surely sailing as a privateer, purloining a number of hands, or making insulting references to the syndicate didn't warrant all this.
Click on the heading to expand the collocation groups, collocations and sample sentences.