umpire
noun
a person selected to rule on the plays in a game.
have umpired
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present perfectof umpire.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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John Turner: I have umpired at many school cricket matches and have had to send off a player for abusive behaviour, so the problem is not only football.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2022
All of them must have umpired at each rung below the World Series — district tournaments, state tournaments, regional tournaments.
From New York Times ● Aug. 21, 2021
Where you once might have umpired Little League games with 40 spectators, now you’re in front of 3,500 people, then 7,500.
From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2016
I would gladly have umpired at Monte Carlo on Good Friday, Easter, Advent Sunday, and Christmas, all rolled into one, if those men had asked me.
From A Padre in France by George A. Birmingham
