Word.ws English Dictionary

How to use umpire in a sentence

28 example sentences · noun, verb

Umpire means an official who presides over a sports match. Example: “The umpire called the pitch a strike.”

Examples of umpire by meaning

nounAn official who presides over a sports match.

  • And you, O King, and you, O Goldry Bluszco, are likewise bound by oath to wrastle fairly and to abide by the ruling of me, the Red Foliot, whom ye are content to choose as your umpire.1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 20

nounOne of the officials who preside over a baseball game.

  • The umpire called the pitch a strike.

nounThe official who stands behind the line on the defensive side or next to the referee on the offensive side.

  • The umpire must keep on his toes as the play often occurs around him.

More sentences with umpire

  • The umpire quieted the crowd so the game could continue in peace.From the entry quiet
  • I thought the ball hit the line, but the umpire said it was out.From the entry out
  • The umpire placed the wickets 10 minutes before the match started.From the entry wicket
  • That umpire often compresses the strike zone late in the game.From the entry strike zone
  • The ball was on the line but the umpire ruled it out.From the entry on the line
  • The line judge signalled the ball was in, but this was overruled by the umpire.From the entry overrule
  • The umpire finally gave his decision: the ball was out.From the entry give
  • That umpire called that pitch a strike at the belt.From the entry belt
  • The umpire missed the call. The ball hit the baseline.From the entry baseline
  • The foul tip hit the umpire in the shoulder.From the entry foul tip
  • The third umpire was involved thrice in the T20 match.From the entry third umpire
  • The umpire controversially gave him out.From the entry give out
  • Give the Sherrin to the umpire.From the entry Sherrin
  • As far as he is concerned, he umpired by the book.2006 August 27, Simon Robinson, “It's Not Just Cricket”, in Time. From the entry by the book
  • Everything can look suspicious, but only the umpires can tell if the ball's condition has been altered.1995 December 18, Derek Pringle, “Cricket: Matthews fingered over his thumbs”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 01 Sep 2017. From the entry rule the day
  • Anson was a fierce and overbearing "coacher" and a bullier of umpires and opponents.1961, Robert Smith, Baseball in America. From the entry bullier
  • The umpire believed, mistakenly, that it was a bump ball and Boucher was allowed to remain at the crease.2005, David Fraser, Cricket and the Law: The Man in White is Always Right, →ISBN, page 302. From the entry bump ball
  • Umpire Jim McKean rung him up on strikes at one point in the game, so Thurman bumped him in anger.2001, Christopher Devine, Thurman Munson: A Baseball Biography, page 184. From the entry ring up
  • Yes, I'm saying umpire shouldn't even make a balk call unless there is evidence that the balking player was deliberately trying to deceive the opposition.2016, Norman Keifetz, Belle of the Ball. From the entry balking
  • Normally, a tie was given to the runner, but the umpire must have believed that pride wenteth before a fall and called Brock out.2007, David Renner, Memoirs of a Fool, I, page 171. From the entry pride wenteth before a fall
  • Coloured clothes, doctored rules, third umpires, stumpcams and various other applications of technology, are neither here nor there; some are good, some not so good.1999, Brian Matthews, “Flags and Banners”, in Rob Steen, editor, The New Ball: The Best New Cricket Writing, volume three (Unlimited…. From the entry stumpcam
  • No umpires, battlemasters, or other outside influences are expected or permitted to affect the outcome of a networked simulation engagement once it begins.1994, J. D. Fletcher, “What Networked Simulation Offers to the Assessment of Collectives”, in Harold F. O’Neil, Jr., Eva L. Baker…. From the entry battlemaster
  • But he admits, he would "put some mayonnaise" on top of what defenders had done to him to ensure the umpires were aware of what was happening.2020 August 27, Peter Ryan, “The (football) world is a stage, and players think umpires should police it”, in The Age, Melbourne. From the entry mayonnaise
  • The batsman, Kathryn Leng, (who has played for quite a few years for England) asked the umpire dumbfounded if Charlie was going to bowl with a helmet on.2001 June 19, Julia Price, “Julia's Ashes Diary 2001”, in Women's Cricket in Australia -Ashes Tour 2001, southernstars.org, archived from…. From the entry batsman
  • He turned with twelve portions, much to the delight of umpire Paul Gibb, who subsequently asked for all the spare ‘official’ lunches to be passed on to him.1999 August, Dickie Bird, White Cap and Bails. From the entry trougher

Meaning of umpire

  1. noun An official who presides over a sports match.
  2. noun The official who presides over a tennis match sat on a high chair.
  3. noun One of the two white-coated officials who preside over a cricket match.

Full definition of umpire

Questions about umpire in a sentence

How do you use umpire in a sentence?
Umpire is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The umpire called the pitch a strike.”
What is a short sentence with umpire?
“Give the Sherrin to the umpire.”
What does umpire mean?
Umpire means an official who presides over a sports match.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: umpire (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this page: “How to use umpire in a sentence.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/sentences/umpire. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.