How to Use instant replay in a Sentence

instant replay

noun
  • We watched the goal again on instant replay.
  • They showed the winning goal again in an instant replay.
  • At the time, there was no instant replay for calls on the base paths.
    — Maury Brown, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
  • For almost a decade, baseball has used instant replay on the base paths.
    — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2021
  • The man campaigned against instant replay.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Maradona clearly used his hand to punch in the first, but because there was no instant replay the score stood.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2020
  • The instant replay did not overturn it and the Braves fans were upset.
    — Mike Hart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Devin Vassell got air on a dunk, then produced an instant replay.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Mar. 2021
  • On Bafia’s phone, an instant replay appeared.
    — Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Sure, there have been changes to on-screen graphics and instant replay was a big advancement.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Nov. 2021
  • The Dodgers challenged, but the call was upheld by instant replay.
    — Mike Digiovanna Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Catch/no-catch rulings in the infield are not subject to review by instant replay.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 27 Sep. 2021
  • Oxford challenged the play and it was reviewed by instant replay, but the touchdown stood.
    — Ben Thomas | [email protected], al, 14 Aug. 2021
  • Two games into the season, and Rangers fans are ready to stage a walkout over instant replay.
    — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, 31 Mar. 2018
  • The live Web casts now include more stats, instant replays, and analysis.
    — Jamie Brisick, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2019
  • After the initial moments come to pass, there is often an instant replay of the play that led to the injury.
    — Lee Igel, Forbes, 16 June 2021
  • Entering the weekend, there have been 37 games through the first four weeks which have used instant replay.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 28 Sep. 2019
  • These days instant replay would answer the questions surrounding the play.
    — Gary Mihoces, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2022
  • There will be no such instant replay for baseball’s antitrust exemption.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Mar. 2026
  • New rules this year permit the instant replay officials to help get a call right or advise the coaches on how a play will be ruled.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2021
  • In an age of bat flips, pitch clocks and instant replay, a lot of the traditions of baseball are going, going, gone.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
  • But Jefferson, on an instant replay review, was ruled down by contact about a half-yard shy of the goal line.
    — Mark Maske, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Sometimes instant replay can change the outcome of an NFL game.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
  • There was no instant replay then, and the umpire, Rich Garcia, signaled home run.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2017
  • His innovation was to mark the tape with audio cues that could signal the exact points where an instant replay should start.
    — Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Since then, the rules have been changed to allow for instant replay of pass interference starting this season.
    — Jill Martin, CNN, 30 July 2019
  • The 49ers embraced instant replay on one second-quarter play.
    — Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, 11 Jan. 2020
  • The play withstood an instant replay review - one of five on the day and three during the frantic Browns comeback.
    — Rich Exner, cleveland.com, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Visitors can see instant replays of their shots on a HDTV screen in the bays.
    — Dewayne Bevil, OrlandoSentinel.com, 17 Oct. 2017
  • As the use of instant replay has become ubiquitous, leagues are vowing more stridently than ever to get all of the calls right.
    — Mike Finger, ExpressNews.com, 15 Oct. 2019

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