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

She sped down the stairway, and as she passed the glimmering face of the time-keeper she glanced at it and saw that the minute hand was just eight minutes past the hour.

From Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway by Emerson, Alice B.

This is Miss Nina Ide, and this is my new time-keeper, Dwight Wade.

From King Spruce, A Novel by Day, Holman

"Quite right," said his lordship, twisting his huge hairy paw, and consulting the nickel time-keeper on his wrist.

From In Mr. Knox's Country by Ross, Martin