line judge

Definition of line judge

: a football linesman whose duties include keeping track of the official time for the game

Examples of line judge in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Busta is the only player to defeat Djokovic in 2020, when Djokovic was disqualified from the U.S. Open for hitting a line judge with a ball. — Star Tribune, "Novak Djokovic reaches French Open quarterfinals," 5 Oct. 2020 Djokovic was playing in a first grand slam match since being defaulted from Flushing Meadows in September after hitting a line judge with a ball during his fourth-round game. — Ben Church, CNN, "Novak Djokovic powers to victory in first grand slam match since US Open default," 29 Sep. 2020 That, of course, was when Djokovic unintentionally hit a line judge in the throat with a ball in a fit of anger — resulting in him being thrown out. — Star Tribune, "Moving on after US Open default, Djokovic wins Italian Open," 21 Sep. 2020 The moment might have gone unremarked had the ball not struck a line judge in the neck. — Nr Editors, National Review, "The Week," 17 Sep. 2020 Speaking to reporters for the first time since he was kicked out of the U.S. Open for accidentally hitting a line judge in the throat with a tennis ball, Djokovic acknowledged his reckless behavior. — Cesar Brioso, USA TODAY, "Novak Djokovic admits he deserved to be DQ'd from US Open: 'The rules are clear'," 15 Sep. 2020 The Serbian was disqualified last week after hitting a line judge with a ball during his fourth-round game of the grand slam against Pablo Carreno Busta. — Ben Morse, CNN, "Novak Djokovic doesn't think he'll 'ever forget' disqualification from US Open," 14 Sep. 2020 The ball hit a female line judge, who dropped to her knees at the back of the court and reached for her neck. — Howard Fendrich, chicagotribune.com, "No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic out of the U.S. Open after hitting a line judge with a tennis ball," 6 Sep. 2020 The ball hit a female line judge, who dropped to her knees at the back of the court. — Howard Fendrich, Houston Chronicle, "Novak Djokovic out of US Open after hitting line judge with ball," 6 Sep. 2020

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“Line judge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20judge. Accessed 23 Oct. 2020.

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