How to Use referee in a Sentence

referee

1 of 2 noun

• Great heads-up play by him and a great call by the referees.
  — Chloe Peterson, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Aug. 2023
• The referee has awarded a penalty kick point blank in front of the goal.
  — Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Apr. 2023
• The White House task force on drug shortages hasn’t stepped in to referee.
  — Rachel Cohrs, STAT, 24 Aug. 2023
• The league noted that referees can also call fouls and flops on the same play.
  — oregonlive, 11 July 2023
• The referee fell to the ground and was also kicked during the melee after fans also stormed the pitch.
  — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2023
• Some referees get invited to be part of the events as well.
  — Michael Marot and Tim Reynolds, Quartz, 16 Feb. 2024
• With the Wave trying to run out the clock, Stoney booted the ball down the sideline and, smiling, tried to play it off to the referee.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2023
• With Lowry backpedaling and moving on defense, the contact is enough to draw the ire of the referee.
  — Brian Sampson, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
• Here’s the way Wednesday night’s crew chief, Sean Wright, explained the referees’ side of the story.
  — Brad Townsend, Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2023
• As the referee slammed the mat at two minutes and 48 seconds, the West Linn section on the side of the mat exploded.
  — oregonlive, 26 Feb. 2023
• To keep the energy from getting out of hand, have a grown-up be the referee to keep kids safe.
  — Laura Fenton, Parents, 6 Oct. 2023
• Parents rushed to the aide of the injured athlete as the referee ushered the aggressor off the mat.
  — Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 21 Apr. 2023
• The referees are kind of looking at the game through a certain filter, which is the way that they’re graded and judged.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2024
• The game was briefly paused and quickly resumed, but soon after, the referee postponed the game.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 4 June 2023
• But as the referee was stopping the fight, Ray Gun accidentally hit her in the back of the head.
  — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 16 Apr. 2023
• And in that analogy, Edwards usually has the arm the referee raises at the end of the bout.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 2 Mar. 2024
• When the referee blew the opening whistle, pink smoke engulfed the stands and the stadium came alive.
  — Mariana Duran, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2023
• The video ends with him being wrestled into the bleachers by the referee.
  — Annasofia Scheve, The Enquirer, 16 Aug. 2023
• The referee stopping it in the second round and declared Greene winner by TKO.
  — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023
• Hatch bounces the ball three times, places it to the left side of the penalty kick circle, backs up a few steps, waits for the referee’s whistle, takes a deep breath and then strikes the ball.
  — Kelyn Soong and Alexa Juliana Ard, Anchorage Daily News, 25 July 2023
• The referee, Kim Milton Nielsen, gave Beckham a red card.
  — Adam England, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023
• He was ejected in a 2016 game for throwing a towel at a referee.
  — Emily Fleming, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2024
• The referee ruined the game on a red card that was not ... conscientious of what is happening in the game.
  — oregonlive, 26 July 2023
• While Sayaka spoke to the referee, Nakajima slid behind her, grabbed her opponent by the back of the knee, and hurled her to the ground.
  — Alyson Krueger Martina Tuaty, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2023
• In 2018, a white referee in New Jersey told a Black high school wrestler to cut his dreadlocks or forfeit a match.
  — Cheyanne Mumphrey and Juan Lozano, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2023
• The referee waved both away, decisively; nobody had to hold their breath, to wait for V.A.R. to have its say.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2023
• Now neither party wants a referee calling balls and strikes, or even to pretend that's the goal.
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 28 May 2023
• Williams isn’t so sure today’s referees are up for those type of exchanges.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 24 Mar. 2023
• Fox plans to give viewers unique looks at the action via drones, cameras in pylons and on players’ helmets and referees’ hats.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024
• The referee, Stuart Attwell, showed Holgate a yellow card.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024

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referee

2 of 2 verb

• She refereed the basketball game.
• He has refereed for several years now.
• Then referee Kelly Pfeifer stood on a chair and tried to give it a poke.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Mar. 2022
• But in those days, the women had to coach and referee themselves.
  — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 June 2022
• Many wrestlers and even referees claim Jordan knew or was told of the abuse, but didn't speak out.
  — Savannah Behrmann, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2020
• And often, these guys referee more than one game in a day.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 24 Jan. 2022
• But referee Clete Blakeman and his crew decided to pick up the flag and the game was over.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 5 Nov. 2021
• At one point, when McAvoy popped out of the box at the 3:32 mark, referee Steve Kozari had to stop play to make sure the right player was leaving.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Feb. 2021
• On the first one, Lod was brought down inside the penalty area, but referee Alan Kelly didn't call it.
  — Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune, 19 July 2021
• Miocic followed with a right to the jaw and a flurry as Cormier crumbled, and referee Herb Dean stepped in to call the fight.
  — Manouk Akopyan, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2019
• Without a deal between the parties in the Mazars case, a judge would have to referee which documents the House might get.
  — Katelyn Polantz, CNN, 15 June 2021
• But referee Ian Walsh yanked the Leafs winger off the penalty bench, putting Marchand there instead.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 7 Nov. 2021
• But referee Shawn Hochuli explained that the timeout came too late, enabling the touchdown to stand.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2021
• O’Sullivan was allowed to start the eighth but the Cuban drove him back with another hard left and referee Benjy Esteves waved an end to the fight.
  — Brian Mahoney, ajc, 29 May 2022
• Yet even as the fouls piled up, Guatemalan referee Mario Escobar kept his cards in his pocket.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2020
• But there are others who do not, and Daw has had to referee some angry outbursts.
  — al, 12 July 2020
• By then, referee Brian Forte had seen enough and blew his whistle.
  — Tim Reynolds, ajc, 6 Dec. 2022
• After a brief delay, referee Alex Kemp announced the game was over.
  — Schuyler Dixon, Chron, 16 Jan. 2022
• Stéphanie Frappart became the first woman to referee a men’s World Cup match.
  — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2023
• Slaven Bilic also sent to the stands for protesting the decision to referee Mike Dean.
  — Paul Gittings, CNN, 19 Sep. 2020
• In a pool report, referee Tony Corrente said all 11 Chargers weren’t set before the ball was snapped.
  — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2021
• Green complained to referee Curtis Blair and earned a technical foul, his first of the new season.
  — Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, 30 Oct. 2019
• In the pool report, referee Craig Wrolstad defended the decision not to end the play.
  — Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Dec. 2022
• The heat also sparked a dispute between the Moroccan coach and referees over a lack of water breaks.
  — Scientific American, 2 July 2019
• For the first practice with full pads, referee Clete Blakeman and his crew were in town to officiate.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2021
• Just waking up and going to the plant, coming home, taking a shower, going to the gym, maybe referee a game some nights.
  — Christian Clark, NOLA.com, 31 Aug. 2020
• Ortega points out the lack of a shot clock and a lack of three-men referee crews at all games, although the AIA last year made an effort to get more three-man crews to games.
  — Richard Obert, azcentral, 19 July 2019
• In our progress roundup, one refugee’s efforts lift the entrepreneurship of others; and women leave the sidelines to referee one of the world’s top sporting events.
  — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2023
• One of the agency’s roles is to referee shareholder meetings by keeping ...
  — Michael Ross, National Review, 4 Aug. 2023
• Gemini May 21-June 20 You may be called upon to referee a dispute between your friends at any time.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2023

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