Example Sentences

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Refereeing mistakes on the field and through the video assistant referee have risen across most categories in this season's Premier League.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Refereeing the fight over the fishery’s future is the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, or CCAMLR.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2023

Refereeing between Randy Credico and Roger Stone is not easy.

From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2018

Refereeing fiascoes have plagued this sport for almost as long as it has existed, but referees have more technological assistance and access to more real-time information than ever.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2015

Refereeing in a first class match is much easier than taking the whistle in what we might call junior ones.

From Association Football And How To Play It by Cameron, John