Example Sentences

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Over the past 48 years, Mrs Butcher has officiated at countless weddings - in the thousands, she estimates - and has seen "nearly every type of celebration you can think of".

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025

Pawol’s debut will mark the first time a woman has officiated an MLB regular-season game, sending a powerful signal to aspiring female officials that gender does not limit opportunity.

From Salon • Aug. 9, 2025

Foster has officiated 22 NBA Finals games, followed by Davis with 16, and Capers and Brothers at 13 apiece.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2022

My friend, a rabbi in San Francisco named Michael Lezak, has officiated at hundreds of funerals where people have not resolved their conflicts, compounding their grief with regrets and shame.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2021

"Grand Gaelic to-day!" is an exclamation sometimes heard at the door of a Highland church in town, and indicates that the minister who has officiated comes from the same strath as the person speaking.

From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Holmes, Daniel Turner