How to Use adjudge in a Sentence

adjudge

verb
  • The court adjudged the contract to be fraudulent.
  • Eric Abidal was adjudged to have brought down Llorente in the box and was shown a straight red.
    — SI.com, 8 May 2018
  • Lazovic was the offender after a Mandzukic shot from close range was adjudged to hit his arm.
    — SI.com, 26 Aug. 2017
  • Then Napoli found the breakthrough after Robertson was adjudged to have tripped Callejon in the area.
    — Andrew Dampf, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2019
  • The second opinion arrived only seconds later, and Neymar was adjudged to have dived.
    — SI.com, 22 June 2018
  • Aspas' clever flick from a corner was initially adjudged by the assistant referee to have been offside.
    — Patrick Galey, chicagotribune.com, 25 June 2018
  • Tels turned villain 24 minutes later when his high foot was adjudged to have made contact with Ethan Ampadu’s head.
    — ABC News, 11 May 2026
  • Others may not be adjudged to need inpatient treatment, but still need significant support along the road to recovery.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Try naming the player adjudged by PFF as the fourth-best on this newly glittering roster.
    — Mark Bradley, ajc, 28 June 2017
  • And inevitably, the officers adjudged that Spencer and two putative co-conspirators among the crew were guilty of planning a mutiny and should be hanged.
    — Howard Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
  • However, the referee adjudged that Mocenecagi had first made contact with Dixon's chest and produced a yellow rather than a red card.
    — Chris Scott, CNN, 15 Apr. 2018
  • Neither is skipping over the backup the Giants adjudged as a solid insurance policy if that happened.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 18 Nov. 2024
  • This time the ball was adjudged to have been passed forward in the maul -- a controversial decision which left English supporters in the crowd shaking their heads.
    — Matias Grez, CNN, 26 Oct. 2019
  • He was adjudged to have handled the ball in the area under pressure from Calvert-Lewin, who converted emphatically from the spot.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The frequency with which pigs were brought to trial and adjudged to death, was owing, in a great measure, to the freedom with which they were permitted to run about the streets and to their immense number.
    — Matt Simon, WIRED, 24 Sep. 2014
  • However, with moments left of the half, teenager Brandon Williams made a lung-busting run forwards and was adjudged to have been fouled inside the penalty area.
    — SI.com, 24 Oct. 2019
  • Cutrone then had his hat trick goal disallowed, as he was rightfully adjudged to be offside after heading home Ricardo Rodríguez.
    — SI.com, 20 May 2018
  • Grigg doubled his tally in the 69th with a penalty straight down the middle after Reece Burke was somewhat harshly adjudged to have handled the ball.
    — USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2018
  • Jesus almost grabbed his second just two minutes later, but VAR adjudged the Brazilian to have stepped offside by the slimmest of margins.
    — George Ramsay, CNN, 10 Aug. 2019
  • After establishing itself as the villain, the new technology then stepped in to award England a penalty after White was adjudged to be fouled.
    — SI.com, 2 July 2019
  • Wales had a try ruled out three minutes later, when center Hadleigh Parkes was adjudged to have knocked on when robbing Murimurivalu in the buildup to a Navidi score.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2019
  • Swansea did have the ball in the net in the game, but Wilfried Bony's finish was disallowed as Jordan Ayew was adjudged to have committed a foul in the build up.
    — SI.com, 4 May 2018
  • However, following a VAR check, the foul was adjudged to have taken place outside the penalty area, with the penalty downgraded to a free-kick.
    — Carl Anka, The Athletic, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Even last season, as Arsenal finished fifth, they were widely adjudged to have bottled finishing in the Champions League places.
    — Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Stuart Attwell adjudged Hefele to have tripped the Chilean in the box and Sanchez duly dragged himself up and scored on the rebound despite missing the initial spot kick.
    — SI.com, 3 Feb. 2018
  • Milan were edging towards victory when Reina was harshly adjudged to have fouled Cristian Kouame in the 90th minute, and the hosts were handed a lifeline.
    — SI.com, 5 Oct. 2019
  • There was a nervy finale at San Siro as Nikola Vlasic pulled one back from the penalty spot after Pavlovic was adjudged to have dragged down Simeone.
    — ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Palace equalized from the penalty spot after Declan Rice was adjudged to have handled the ball as Cheikhou Kouyate attempted to hook it back into the middle of the area.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Oct. 2019
  • Celebrini could be a finalist for the Hart Memorial Trophy, given annually to the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Lorenzo Insigne’s first effort from the penalty spot was saved but goalkeeper Gabriel was adjudged to have stepped off his line too early and Insigne smashed his second shot into the top corner.
    — Andrew Dampf, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2019

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