refereeing
- present participle of referee.
Example Sentences
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Social media has been flooded with posts from users in Colombia, Chile, Uruguay, Ecuador and Peru questioning refereeing decisions or expressing disapproval of Argentina, while messages mocking rival teams also proliferated from Argentine accounts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
The regulations also ruled Taylor out of refereeing the 2022 World Cup final between Argentina and France.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
At the World Cup, however, refereeing technology has become ubiquitous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
He never imagined that a refereeing call against him would become an international incident.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
When Judge Joseph Wapner, most famous for being the judge on The People’s Court television show, ended up refereeing the depositions, Moore figured no one would take the case seriously.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
