How to Use referral in a Sentence

referral

noun
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  • The counselor may make a referral to help the child, and perhaps even the aunt.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Users can refer up to 20 friends and get $50 for each referral.
    — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Your credentials and referrals may get you on the shortlist for that new job.
    — Anne Marie Chaker, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2024
  • That might be the right service to offer in exchange for referrals.
    — Fadi Agour, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Last school year, there were three arrests and 39 referrals.
    — Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 27 June 2023
  • Get referrals from friends and use third-party sources to learn more about what people think of the company.
    — Idalia Garcia, Car and Driver, 9 June 2023
  • In cases where your referral yields a smaller bonus for your friend, the decent thing to do would be to steer them toward the bigger bonus.
    — Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 22 June 2024
  • This year, there is a bumper crop of ballot referrals from state lawmakers — more than 70.
    — Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Then, ask for a referral to one person they are connected to.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Companies don’t have to work as hard to sway referrals since word of mouth is persuasive enough.
    — John Hall, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
  • In the past, a simple request/referral from a health care provider was all that was needed for a patient to get therapy.
    — David Myles, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
  • If that’s not happening, bring it up yourself and ask for referrals.
    — Claire Sibonney, TIME, 4 June 2024
  • But the timing of any vote by the full House, and the willingness of the U.S. attorney’s office to act on the referral, remain uncertain.
    — Colleen Long, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
  • In one referral, Sophia’s mother is accused of striking and choking the child and trying to muffle her screams.
    — Salvador Hernandezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Further, since the election is over, there is no way to correct the error, which is another reason for the referral, Chan said.
    — Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2022
  • When that was discovered, there was a referral to the Department of Justice.
    — CBS News, 11 Feb. 2024
  • The commission this week issued the referrals to district attorneys across the state.
    — Journal Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Two differences between the mansion and the ship: To join the cruise, there’s no requirement of membership or referral.
    — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Martha Blake, an analyst in Portland, Oregon, says that she’s sent notes to the hosts thanking them for her many new referrals (her practice is now full).
    — Vulture, 13 Sep. 2023
  • This isn’t as common on the on-camera side but for some reason, people in voiceover are very quick to help each other out with references and referrals.
    — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 5 May 2023
  • Existing users can click here to claim the referral promotion.
    — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2023
  • But the notice also states the family will not be able to appeal the referral to an alternative school.
    — Chandelis Duster, CNN, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Or patients can contact their health insurance provider to get a list of local referrals.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 4 May 2023
  • The boy received a referral for youth court before being released to his mother, police said.
    — Niha Masih, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
  • This won her a rich trove of referrals and future work, a reward far beyond what any advertising could bring.
    — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
  • The House panel made four criminal referrals after an 18-month probe.
    — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 27 July 2023
  • The program was able to address 854 of those requests through a referral, providing information or resources, or was in the process of working through the case.
    — Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Drivers will start receiving Uber trip referrals in the coming weeks.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Trujillo put in the referral electronically on the spot.
    — Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024
  • However, if treatment options have not been successful, consider asking for a referral to a pain specialist.
    — Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 23 July 2024

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