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.
