Example Sentences

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One of the contestants, Susan Noles, is officiating the ceremony, and another, Kathy Swarts, is interviewing arrivals on the “gold carpet.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2024

The very last thing the conference needs is officiating blunders — big, giant, stinkin’ blunders — to snatch attention from pulsating games and individual performances that would otherwise help spread the word.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2020

“Some of this is officiating and some of this is play.”

From Washington Times • Apr. 6, 2015

"Some of this is officiating and some of this is play."

From US News • Apr. 6, 2015

Bishops, when present at Morning Prayer, have sometimes pronounced this Absolution instead of the Priest who is officiating.

From Ritual Conformity Interpretations of the Rubrics of the Prayer-Book by Unknown