Wondering how to use Referee in a sentence? Below are 20 example sentences from real English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as review or judge.
Referee in a sentence
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Referee meaning
- An umpire or judge; an official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game.
- A person who settles a dispute.
- A person who writes a letter of reference or provides a reference by phone call for someone. US English: reference.
Example sentences (20)
Clark has gone into the book as he tries to deceive the referee by claiming he was fouled by the goalkeeper in the box.
During the World Cup, the interaction between the referee and VAR is played out on the field and on television.
After the referee deemed there to be a foul by Alfie Newby on Marshall, the U’s central defender was booked.
Curry drew the incident to the attention of referee Ben O’Keeffe in the second quarter of the match at the Stade de France.
Even Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand was in complete disbelief after seeing what happened and the referee's decision.
But rising above the cacophony, as Trammell lay on the court, was the whistle of the referee Lee Cassell.
But the goal was chalked off as assistant referee Shaun Telford ruled the ball had hit Hunter’s hand on its way into the net.
But the referee was quick to enforce the law and subsequently took the makeshift club off her hands.
As Bennett complained to referee Dean Whitestone, the official’s response was to come over and show the Shrewsbury man a yellow card.
The referee did not award it and the video assistant referee system is not in use in the Europa League group stage.
Busacca foresaw this problem in 2016, insisting technology must not undermine the referee who had to be seen to make the final decision.
As well as writing about motorsport, he was also a trials rider, scrambler, champion grass tracks sidecar passenger and speedway referee.
While the referee remains "unconscious", wrestlers are free to violate rules until the referee is revived or replaced.
Andrew D'Arnay wearing an original referee jersey while he is leaning on 'Bruce', a Utility Terrain Vehicle named after his father-in-law.
However, his antics were immediately spotted by the assistant referee, prompting a caution from referee Alexis Herrera.
Checking your ‘makeup’: Referee Clete Blakeman’s crew was guilty of the most egregious, intentional officiating makeup call I’ve ever seen.
Declan, 17, a referee ran the line and then officiated the game part way through the match.
Twardowski, the match referee, was joined on the officiating crew by crew chief Rodney Mott and referee Mitchell Irvine.
A referee must spot the ball in between each down so we know how many yards we need to go.
But when referee Don Robertson checked the pitchside monitor, he ruled the goal out for a foul on the Hoops defender, albeit it looked soft.
Common combinations with referee
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the referee 111×
- assistant referee 14×
- referee and 13×
- referee to 7×
- referee for 7×
- with referee 6×
- referee will 6×
- to referee 6×
- match referee 5×
- referee was 5×
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