umpire

Example Sentences

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The pitch and ground were covered with the umpires monitoring the situation after the toss had been made on time.

From Barron's

And without an umpire watching closely — or without video evidence — that kind of infraction can be difficult to spot.

From Los Angeles Times

Controversy flared around Kennedy again, with Switzerland reporting him to the umpire for the same offence in their 9-5 win.

From BBC

Raducanu returned to action briefly, but after Osario consolidated her break, the Briton made her way to the net to inform the umpire she was retiring from the match.

From BBC

However, the umpire intervened to confirm Britain had wrapped up the best-of-five tie at the earliest opportunity.

From BBC