How to Use for future reference in a Sentence
for future reference
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The page was torn off the teletype at that point, no doubt to be saved for future reference.
—Cameron Kaiser, Ars Technica, 4 Aug. 2022
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Write down some of your most creative ideas for future reference.
—Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 12 Dec. 2020
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File those needs, hopes, and desires away for future reference.
—George Bradt, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021
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Maybe this is just a mental note worth making for future reference.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Mar. 2022
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The user saves this message for future reference and exits.
—Cameron Kaiser, Ars Technica, 4 Aug. 2022
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After all, people love to pin their favorite decor ideas for future reference.
—Jessica Poitevien, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2022
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Write it with a Sharpie inside every CEO’s eyelids for future reference.
—Andy Kessler, WSJ, 4 Apr. 2021
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While watching models stroll down the catwalk, Fox couldn’t help but earmark her favorite looks for future reference.
—Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2022
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The patch is plugged into a device that captures the ultrasound signal, converts it to a viewable image and records it for future reference.
—Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2022
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These neurons come into play when something of importance to the organism is detected and needs to be recorded for future reference.
—György Buzsáki, Scientific American, 14 May 2022
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Once all the investigations are completed, perhaps some will be kept for future reference, or be added to the department’s seed library, or be used for training.
—Chris Heath, The Atlantic, 15 July 2021
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In addition to the information in passports, the system will take biometric data (fingerprints and facial images) and store them for future reference for up to 3 years—in much the same way as the U.S. currently does.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
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Less than an hour after a season-ending setback, Van Lith was already analyzing the experience for future reference.
—Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 2 Apr. 2022
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Although her remains have never been found, detectives recently collected DNA samples from her family for future reference.
—Tristan Balagtas, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2022
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This is a powerful tool that serves a double purpose—creating an immersive experience, and collecting a database of information for future reference.
—Nadine Daher, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2020
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