referee

Definition:
1. The official who controls the game in some sports.
2. Someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication.

Use 'referee' in a sentence:

• 1. A referee officiates at sporting events, such as netball, hockey, and football, by interpreting and enforcing match rules.
• 2. The referee blew his whistle.
• 3. He remonstrated with the referee.
• 4. Mourinho refused to comment on the referee and defended his attacking substitutions.
• 5. Referee Barry Knight ejected both players, leaving Newcastle with eight men.
• 6. Also named posthumously was former NBA referee Marvin "Mendy" Rudolph.
• 7. The referee sent the Turkish player off with a second yellow card.
• 8. "The referee was hostile to Oman," the Argentine said.
• 9. The referee blew his whistle for full time.
• 10. He was duly dismissed by the referee and walked off without protest.
• 11. Former Olympic champion Angel Matos of Cuba faces a life ban after kicking a referee in the face during his taekwondo bronze medal match in Beijing.
• 12. "I never say never," tournament referee Brian Earley told reporters.
• 13. Referee Kevin Wright handled the situation superbly and liaised with the police and the TV crew.
• 14. He's now facing suspension after a dustup with the referee.
• 15. Among them are researchers from universities and colleges and coaches and referees.
• 16. The referee did not see the Bowyer challenge, and I did not see it at the time either.
• 17. The referees did not see the incident and no foul was called.
• 18. Also, 42 percent said they had lost faith in Chinese referees.
• 19. Coach Claudio Ranieri was unhappy with the performance of Swedish referee Anders Frisk.
• 20. Referees will be looking out for rule infringements including violations and fouls.
• 21. Everyone thought that was a foul, but the referee thought otherwise.
• 22. Foul play on the part of referees and players was repeatedly exposed.
• 23. The league did not say how many referees would be at camp.
• 24. "That's very disrespectful to Chinese referees," Wei said.
• 25. In my role as the Chief of Staff, that role often is a referee.
• 26. "FIFA has absolute confidence in its referees," he said.
• 27. He vented his anger on the referee.
• 28. "Everybody saw the referee helped them win," said Raca.
• 29. The incident was missed by the referee but caught by television cameras.
• 30. Referees are there to ensure a good game and protect the players.
• 31. Referee Steve Bennett eventually restored order and then booked Hunt and Nasri.
• 32. They were less than charitable toward the referee.
• 33. The football fans began throwing missiles, one of which hit the referee.
• 34. He was also the first Chinese to referee at the World Cup.
• 35. Some fans blamed a controversial refereeing decision for the team's exit.
• 36. The referee blew the final whistle.
• 37. You can't complain because he's the referee on the day.
• 38. Raca said poor refereeing would not help the sport grow in Asia.
• 39. And you can be sure that when the referee cheats our boys, I'll be ready to lambaste him.
• 40. I hope we never have this referee again.
• 41. The Washington Wizards thought the Celtics got some extra help from the referees.
• 42. He is clearly too partisan to be a referee.
• 43. You see referees abroad who are as fit as butcher's dogs.
• 44. It also will expand its system of monitoring games and referee performances.
• 45. The teams have been accused of rigging games by selecting favourable referees.
• 46. Both went down in the box but the referee waved play on.
• 47. The nonstarters were considered the ones who wanted stability, a strong referee to give them some position in the race, a regulative hand to calm manic speculation.
• 48. Referee Michael Reed had no hesitation in awarding a penalty.
• 49. The referee told him to punt or kick the ball off the ground.
• 50. If a contestant injures himself while attempting to foul his opponent, the referee will not take any action in his favor.
• 51. The referee finally blew the whistle to stop the game.
• 52. The referee stopped the fight.
• 53. The referee was forced to stop the game because of heavy snow.
• 54. The referee signalled a foul.
• 55. White was in no doubt the referee made the correct decision.
• 56. Lawrence kept on butting me but the referee did not warn him.
• 57. The referee warned him for dangerous play.
• 58. I recall an incident in a handball game when a referee refused a player's request for a time out for a glove change because he did not consider them wet enough.
• 59. The referee ignored voices baying for a penalty.