umpire
noun
a person selected to rule on the plays in a game.
was umpiring
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past progressiveof umpire.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Bad light would always seem to come when Dickie was umpiring.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2025
A couple of weeks ago, she was umpiring a girls’ softball game.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 25, 2022
In 1960, he married Joy Ann Glascock, who was working at a Bakersfield, Calif., ballpark where he was umpiring.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 17, 2018
Hoberg was umpiring behind the plate last season when the Reds catcher hit his first career home run.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 18, 2016
“Tim” was umpiring in Baltimore in the old days when there was a runner on first base.
From Pitching in a Pinch or, Baseball from the Inside by Christy Mathewson
