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

His Lordship is sufficiently cross with me now, because I had to give him out leg-before at the annual estate match last Saturday, when I was umpiring.

From The Slowcoach by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)