Explore Ref through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like referee or official. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Ref in a sentence
Related words
Ref meaning
- Clipping of referee.
- Abbreviation of reference.
Using Ref
- The main meaning on this page is: Clipping of referee. | Abbreviation of reference. | Abbreviation of reference.
- Useful related words include: referee, official.
- In the example corpus, ref often appears in combinations such as: the ref, ref to, ref was.
Context around Ref
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 3 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ref
- In this selection, "ref" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, framework, nba, got, shirt and brace stand out and add context to how "ref" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the ref confiscated the and and the ref of course. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ref" sits close to words such as agitation, alec and bluff, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ref
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Hopefully that’s the last the ref gets involved in this one. (12 words)
He slaps Ahmed around and tells the ref he needs mouth to mouth. (13 words)
He tackled Swerve and the ref, of course, immediately called for the bell. (13 words)
Ultimately, the ref shirt didn’t even make a difference in the sense that he could’ve charged to the ring with or without the ref shirt; it didn’t give him any special access. (35 words)
As the ref got Amira back to the floor, Titus hit a low blow uppercut, then the Sweet Time Driver, but Amira pulled the ref from the ring before Titus could score the pin! (34 words)
A huge hit by Mawi on Gordon dislodges the ball on the Fiji 22. The srum is once again crumpling regularly, but Ref Brace is not pinging anyone, instead simply asking for a reset. (34 words)
As the ref got Amira back to the floor, Titus hit a low blow uppercut, then the Sweet Time Driver, but Amira pulled the ref from the ring before Titus could score the pin! (34 words)
Cassidy stomps on Sabian in the corner, gets backed off by the ref — he shoves the ref! (17 words)
As ref Paul Turner grabbed the kendo stick and turned around to remove it from the ring, Toni Storm sprayed Shida in the eyes with the spray paint! (28 words)
Example sentences (20)
As the ref got Amira back to the floor, Titus hit a low blow uppercut, then the Sweet Time Driver, but Amira pulled the ref from the ring before Titus could score the pin!
Cassidy stomps on Sabian in the corner, gets backed off by the ref — he shoves the ref!
The ref got bumped in the corner, and Sho immediately hit a low blow uppercut, then he pushed Naito into the ref again.
Ultimately, the ref shirt didn’t even make a difference in the sense that he could’ve charged to the ring with or without the ref shirt; it didn’t give him any special access.
Jeffery asked the ref, the ref said ‘yes’ or otherwise answered in the affirmative, so it was a legal formation.
A huge hit by Mawi on Gordon dislodges the ball on the Fiji 22. The srum is once again crumpling regularly, but Ref Brace is not pinging anyone, instead simply asking for a reset.
As ref Paul Turner grabbed the kendo stick and turned around to remove it from the ring, Toni Storm sprayed Shida in the eyes with the spray paint!
Belly to back by Bull gets two though the ref’s hand hit three.
Caster went to punch him with the chain again, but CPA blocked it, and the ref confiscated the chain.
Damian first, for some reason, used his fist instead of the green metal briefcase in his hand, and sucker punched Seth behind the ref’s back.
Eddie tapped, but the ref was bumped and couldn’t see the tap out.
Edinburgh Napier’s courses are informed by the latest research: it was named Top Modern University in for Research Power and Impact in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2022 results.
Hero immediately hit a chokeslam for a visual pin, but we had no ref.
He slaps Ahmed around and tells the ref he needs mouth to mouth.
He tackled Swerve and the ref, of course, immediately called for the bell.
Holliday hit a powerbomb and a twisting neckbreaker for a nearfall, but the ref made a ridiculously slow count at 11:00 and was booed.
Holmes is keeping his legs in play to stifle the offense of Ribeiro, but Ribeiro lands a few hammer fists then stands over Holmes and unloads punches until the ref steps in.
Hopefully that’s the last the ref gets involved in this one.
I know sometimes after a long rally, the ref waits a few seconds.
Internet sleuths claim they have discovered a burner account belonging to NBA ref Eric Lewis.
Common combinations with ref
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the ref 155×
- ref to 8×
- ref was 6×
- ref is 5×
- ref and 5×
- ref didn 4×
- ref called 4×
- ref count 4×
- ref who 4×
- ref said 3×