time-keeper

Example Sentences

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I have always believed that every game should have a time-keeper working in unison with the referee, and showing everyone in the stadium, including supporters, when the clock is stopped and restarted.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

From the start, he envisioned his role as something more than a mere time-keeper.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2025

Miss Andrews and Miss Spencer were respectively to be starter and time-keeper, and Mr. Boswell and the Vicar would act as judges.

From The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life by Brazil, Angela

To me it was a disgrace, and I suffered endless disappointments and delays by having no trusty time-keeper at hand.

From Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story by Alcott, Louisa May

He again turned a scornful gaze on the time-keeper.

From King Spruce, A Novel by Day, Holman