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Examples of umpire in a Sentence
usually acts as umpire in the all-too-frequent squabbles between the two other roommates
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By the time everyone returned to the dugout, all five players were ejected from the game by umpires, ESPN reported.
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After a brief umpire review confirmed the ball did not leave the park, catcher Devin Mesoraco singled to right field and Phillip Ervin tied the score with a single to center field.
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The tourney raises scholarship money for local players and is named after a deceased former umpire.
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Home plate umpire Alfonso Marquez’s strike zone was stingy.
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Molina went after manager Torey Lovullo, who had questioned ball-strike calls and called the catcher a vulgar name in trying to make his point to umpire Tim Timmons.
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Out of concern for Milner’s health, umpires allowed him five warmup pitches.
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Lovullo was ejected for arguing balls and strikes by home plate umpire Tim Timmons.
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But home-plate umpire and crew chief Ted Barrett called each a ball.
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History of umpire
The word umpire was formed by metanalysis, or the changing of the division of words based upon how they sound together. The original word in English was noumpere, which was a borrowing of the French term nompere. The -pere of nompere was the French word for “equal,” a descendant of the Latin word par (“equal”) that is the root of words like peer, pair, and, of course, par. Noumpere became the form used in English for “one without equal” or “peerless,” but frequent references to a noumpere ended up becoming references to an oumpere, which became the modern word umpire. It’s ironic that the word for a person who literally calls balls and strikes is called by a name created by a linguistic foul.
umpire Synonyms
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intermediary, intermediate, mediator, moderator, negotiator;
conciliator, go-between, peacemaker, reconciler, troubleshooter;
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Examples of umpire in a Sentence
in our family disputes regarding the use of our home entertainment system are umpired by Dad
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But to me, umpiring is an integral part of the game, obviously.
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And then the brain trust in New York overturned the call, which led to Gardenhire rushing the umpiring crew, kicking dirt onto the plate (a strong throwback move) and being ejected.
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No woman has ever umpired in the 140-plus years of major league baseball.
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But something changed in the seven years since the last woman gave minor-league umpiring a shot.
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Harvey umpired from 1962 through 1992, and was a crew chief for 18 of his 31 seasons.
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Who: Boys and girls ages 4-14, and also umpires ages 12 and older.
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Motley had remained in Kansas City, umpiring local baseball games and officiating for football and basketball.
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The Blue Jays challenged the call, asking the umpiring crew to review for fan interference.
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First Known Use of umpire
1609
UMPIRE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of umpire for English Language Learners
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: a person who controls play and makes sure that players act according to the rules in a sports event (such as a baseball game or a cricket or tennis match)
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Definition of umpire for English Language Learners
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: to be an umpire in a sports event (such as a baseball game)
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