How to Use referral in a Sentence

referral

noun
  • The counselor may make a referral to help the child, and perhaps even the aunt.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The request for a bed has to be made through a referral.
    — Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2021
  • If that's the case, paying them for a referral might even hurt.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
  • Users can refer up to 20 friends and get $50 for each referral.
    — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2023
  • With my referral—and with Annie’s—the surgery was offered as a first option.
    — Alani Vargas, Vogue, 25 May 2021
  • Your physician is the first person to ask for a referral.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 18 Nov. 2020
  • The vote by the full House is the last step before sending the referral to the Justice department.
    — Zachary Cohen and Ryan Nobles, CNN, 13 Dec. 2021
  • Such referrals to the Treasury are required once a loan is 120 days past due, the agency said.
    — Lewis Kamb, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • For over a month Mandy had been promising to go back to the doctor and get a referral for a specialist.
    — Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, 30 Nov. 2020
  • 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
  • See your physician right away and ask for a referral to a therapist.
    — Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 18 Dec. 2020
  • See your physician right away, and ask for a referral to a therapist.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2020
  • To date, all of my clients slid into my DMs and every project has been [secured through] word-of-mouth referrals.
    — Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • One of the six cases announced is a referral from Facebook.
    — Tyler Van Dyke, Washington Examiner, 1 Dec. 2020
  • Reach out to former colleagues for job leads and referrals.
    — Winnie Sun, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Now called the Secure the Border Act, the measure is one of 11 legislative referrals on the ballot this year.
    — Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • Once passed, the contempt referral would then be sent to the Justice Department.
    — Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2021
  • The physician warned Brown that his dental problems could affect his health and gave him a referral.
    — Guy Boulton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2021
  • The patient received a referral to see an oral surgeon.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Then, ask for a referral to one person they are connected to.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Talk with your healthcare provider and ask for a referral to a specialist who can help manage your pain long-term.
    — Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
  • It is hoped that a video call quickly follows that maybe leads to a job referral, investment or just the first day of a new friendship.
    — Star Tribune, 20 Jan. 2021
  • Companies don’t have to work as hard to sway referrals since word of mouth is persuasive enough.
    — John Hall, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Getting the timing and referrals right Walters stresses that getting your application in within the first 48 hours is crucial.
    — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Her schedule includes a mix of hotel visits to stars, photo shoots for brands, runway shows and appointments with regular New Yorkers, though scoring one of those requires a referral from an existing client.
    — Sasha Arutyunova, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025

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