Words similar to referring

Example sentences for: referring

How can you use “referring” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Billy Tauzin saying, "You see he's lied to me personally on a very serious matter," referring, says the paper, to the energy tax in the 1993 budget deal.
This would logically appear to be a technical psychological coinage useful for referring to a personality or condition that is excessively rigid or stubborn.
An old Chinese proverb, referring to the area’s linguistic charms, claims that even an argument in Suzhou sounds sweeter than flattery in Guangzhon.
"The Smyth County bar was rather small, and the Bland County bar was Sam Hardy," Tate said, referring to the man who, for many years, was the only lawyer in Bland County.
Should I, in polite company, be referring to myself the same way?