How to Use ref in a Sentence

ref

noun

• The refs are amazing and help the kids out in the games.
  — Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com, 27 June 2019
• Pitkin found that without the boos, the refs got a bit of a breather.
  — Eric Niiler, Wired, 15 May 2020
• The two refs in the booth can be doing their job just like the Refs on the field.
  — Paul Uhls, Cincinnati.com, 3 Jan. 2020
• The refs are looking for sticks in hands, stuff like that.
  — Brad Elliott Schlossman, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2024
• And if the ref don’t call a foul and you get hurt, that’s your problem.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2023
• Wow, who would have thought that the refs would mess up so many calls?
  — oregonlive, 19 Sep. 2019
• The ref and the judges and Watts, the ringside announcer, did not.
  — Joseph Goodman, al, 10 July 2022
• The refs have a very tough job with how fast plays happen.
  — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 21 June 2019
• One of the only times Browns fans cheered the refs on Sunday.
  — Scott Patsko, cleveland, 14 Oct. 2019
• The strategy is to foul so much that the refs can't call them all.
  — Sally Jenkins, chicagotribune.com, 6 June 2018
• Coaches and a ref had to calm the Mountain View bench down.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 9 Feb. 2022
• The ref let M’Baye Niang on, who lit the jets to touch it past, and that was that, the winning goal.
  — Tim Bannon, chicagotribune.com, 25 June 2018
• The third model in the trio is a faithful re-edition of the 1964 edition of the ref.
  — Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 26 May 2023
• Hoiberg raised one hand in the air to grab a ref's attention.
  — Jon Blau, Indianapolis Star, 12 Mar. 2020
• The ref called for the bell when the others refused to leave the ring, giving the DQ win to Strowman and the Raiders.
  — Aaron Oster, baltimoresun.com, 7 Oct. 2019
• The refs called a foul that could have resulted in a four-point play.
  — Michael Marot, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
• Instead, at the end, while the ref got the chair out of the ring, Owens low-blowed Shane, hit him with the Stunner, and got the pin.
  — Aaron Oster, baltimoresun.com, 12 Aug. 2019
• At the end of the match, the ref would be distracted as Alexa Bliss and Kairi Sane fought on the outside.
  — Aaron Oster, baltimoresun.com, 7 Oct. 2019
• Let’s keep it going, the refs are trying to do their best.
  — Houston Chronicle, 9 Dec. 2019
• Finally, in the 116th minute, the ref blew the whistle to end it in Brisbane.
  — Sean Gregory, Time, 3 Aug. 2023
• For a crazed fan on the sidelines, there’s no ref to yell at when a player calls a foul.
  — Michael W. Miller, WSJ, 24 May 2018
• The photo shows one ref and two players from each team.
  — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 3 Feb. 2020
• Cisneros held a narrow 4-3 lead before the ref called the match.
  — Jeffrey Perkins, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Feb. 2023
• The message: with all due respect, ref, your eyes are wrong.
  — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 6 July 2018
• The ref made a good call and between me and Billy there's no problem.
  — Jason Jones, sacbee, 11 July 2018
• In total, there were eight power plays between the two teams as the game turned into a bit of a ref show.
  — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
• Claiming that the shooter was still gathering is a cop-out by the refs.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
• Screams at the refs, unkind words hurled at McMillan as the team made its exit.
  — Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
• None is in the top 100 of the Kenpom ref rankings.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
• But Rec League Dysmorphia begins before the ref blows the first whistle.
  — Grace Perry, Outside, 1 Jan. 2026