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Medunjanin wasn’t close to Stoica at that moment, though the Bosnian midfielder had some choice words in the ref’s face right before then. — Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com, "Union brace for fallout from Alejandro Bedoya red card, Haris Medunjanin spitting charge," 4 June 2018 Had the refs not missed the traveling call the game would've likely ended there, sparing Webber from the ensuing meltdown. — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, "Chris Webber's Fab Five legacy is complicated — it's time to end the timeout," 6 Apr. 2018 Usually when there’s a fight, a ref gets in there and breaks everything up. — Recode Staff, Recode, "Full transcript: Omar Raja of House of Highlights on Too Embarrassed to Ask," 18 July 2018 He was suspended for a game this season by head coach Andy Reid after throwing a ref's flag. — Bud Shaw, cleveland.com, "LeBron James is the talk of the NBA, and for no pressing reason -- Bud Shaw's Spinoffs," 23 Feb. 2018 The Cavaliers put on a gutty performance for the most part, and Game 1 was clearly influenced by the refs to the detriment of Cleveland. — latimes.com, "Letters: If greatness is dull, the NBA Finals have become the dullest event around," 16 June 2018 Steve Kerr loves Festivus Mics caught this great exchange with a ref while talking about then-Warrior Festus Ezeli. — Charles Curtis, For The Win, "12 times 'Seinfeld' made its way into the real sports world," 10 May 2018 Freiburg coach Christian Streich had to be restrained from remonstrating with the ref as he too was sent off. — Kit Holden, chicagotribune.com, "Bundesliga Recap: Schalke victory delays Bayern title win despite Dortmund rout," 31 Mar. 2018 The poet-like Shaun Livingston literally bumped heads with a ref. — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, "Love ’em or hate ’em, Warriors swagger into All-Star break," 15 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ref.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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