How to Use ref in a Sentence

ref

noun

• There are no refs in this game.
  — Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 12 Aug. 2025
• If the refs hate that, too bad.
  — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
• The refs had no choice but to stop play.
  — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2026
• The refs should get fined for stuff like this.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
• Boutte dropped the pass, and the refs dropped the ball.
  — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
• The refs miss calls in every game.
  — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 10 June 2026
• Let the refs handle it and take the yards.
  — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
• Wow, who would have thought that the refs would mess up so many calls?
  — oregonlive, 19 Sep. 2019
• Pitkin found that without the boos, the refs got a bit of a breather.
  — Eric Niiler, Wired, 15 May 2020
• And if the ref don’t call a foul and you get hurt, that’s your problem.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2023
• Maybe the ref today will flip a credit card.
  — Chronicle Staff, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Feb. 2026
• The refs didn’t lose this game for TCU.
  — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
• The ref missed another call and the ball went out of bounds.
  — Mike Conley, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
• The ref didn't respond to it or whatnot.
  — Toria Sheffield, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
• The ref didn’t respond to it or whatnot.
  — Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 22 Aug. 2025
• The real-life refs clearly did not agree.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
• But waiting for the refs to save them isn’t going to cut it.
  — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
• Hoiberg raised one hand in the air to grab a ref's attention.
  — Jon Blau, Indianapolis Star, 12 Mar. 2020
• But that was more like the emotion of the shot, and this is a cool (bleep) ref.
  — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
• But the optics weren't great, and the refs made Griner pay.
  — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
• The strategy is to foul so much that the refs can't call them all.
  — Sally Jenkins, chicagotribune.com, 6 June 2018
• Minor league refs make minor league calls.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
• The refs called a foul that could have resulted in a four-point play.
  — Michael Marot, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
• Coaches curse at players and refs.
  — The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
• There were no debates involved, no refs called in, no bad-mouthing.
  — Julia Frankel, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
• There were some questionable calls by the refs in there, but that’s the game.
  — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
• There go the refs, assuming again.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
• The refs did what they are paid to do, try to keep the game under control.
  — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026
• 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
• Teams have no incentive to stop if the refs don’t enforce the rules.
  — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2026