How to Use umpire in a Sentence

umpire

1 of 2 noun
  • So the umpire still runs the game.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The same could be said for umpires.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The umpire calls balls and strikes, and that call stands.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Not all umpires agree with Miller.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The umpire stopped play and the stone was removed from play.
    — Julia Frankel, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Mark’s a great umpire, been doing it a long time.
    — Valentina Martinez, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
  • So the umpires didn’t make a single call.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
  • The chair umpire tried to get the match started again.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
  • The umpire's calls were overturned just over half the time.
    — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The robot umpires aren’t on the field.
    — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The umpires are doing their job.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 6 May 2026
  • Here, the count is 3-2, and the umpire calls ball four — a walk.
    — New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • The role of an umpire and a judge is critical.
    — Jan Wolfe, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
  • John Tumpane was one of over two dozen umpires to guest speak at the school this year.
    — Katie Woo, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
  • The noise was loud enough that the umpire had to make an announcement.
    — Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 9 July 2023
  • Instead the umpire called it a strike and the game ended.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The veteran asked the umpire to check to see if there was dirt on the ball.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 June 2026
  • First base umpire Derek Thomas ruled it to have been a foul ball.
    — Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Human umpires still make every call on the field.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
  • One witness jumped on the umpire to shield him and was struck, police said.
    — Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The umpires reviewed the call, and it was confirmed by video.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Gilbert argued that none of the three umpires made the out signal on the ball hit to left.
    — Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Human umpires will still call balls and strikes; each team gets two challenges per game.
    — J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Man, this is just one of those reminders that being a home plate umpire is no joke.
    — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2026
  • But home plate umpire Mark Carlson called the pitch ball four.
    — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The call from home plate umpire James Hoye was upheld.
    — Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The Great never had an umpire run his fingers through his hair.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2022
  • The threat of rain relayed by the grounds crew to the umpires is often enough for the roof to be closed.
    — Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2023
  • Against Fonseca, the chair umpire had to ask him to wait.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Williams’s return of the shot had been wide, and the umpire ruled that the point would not be replayed.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 3 July 2023

umpire

2 of 2 verb
  • Hoberg didn’t umpire last season.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Ogilvie has also squeezed in umpiring the last three years.
    — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • This was no senior, but chair umpire Joshua Brace.
    — James Hansen, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
  • An avid lover of baseball, West used to umpire baseball games on the base outside of work.
    — Ellie Kaufman, CNN, 12 Sep. 2021
  • But something changed in the seven years since the last woman gave minor-league umpiring a shot.
    — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2018
  • His father was a coal miner who often umpired local baseball games.
    — Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 7 June 2018
  • Two runners came home on the play, but umpires sent one back to third because the ball got stuck behind the tarp sitting on the field.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 19 May 2017
  • His 40 seasons umpiring in the majors are the most by any umpire.
    — Rich Rovito, The Seattle Times, 30 June 2017
  • His 40 seasons umpiring in the majors are the most by any umpire.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
  • Now, a little over two months removed from his first day of training, Moser has umpired nine youth baseball games.
    — Parth Upadhyaya, The Denver Post, 16 June 2019
  • Plus, he’s been umpiring and training umpires in fast-pitch softball for the past 18 years.
    — Kyle Stackpole, Howard County Times, 7 July 2018
  • No woman has ever umpired in the 140-plus years of major league baseball.
    — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2018
  • Complaints to umpires by players and managers who disagree with a call are as old as umpiring itself.
    — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025
  • But to me, umpiring is an integral part of the game, obviously.
    — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Moore came home and began umpiring high school games in the South Bay in 2011.
    — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Evans actually spends time umpiring youth games.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
  • It was made worse by the umpiring crew reversing a third-out call in the outfield and bringing him back from the dugout in the second inning.
    — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 28 Aug. 2019
  • The real lesson was umpiring — specifically, how not to do it.
    — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 28 June 2019
  • And the next day, umpiring behind the plate, Bucknor took a foul ball flush in the mask in the second inning and had to come out of the game.
    — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Two years after his life changed, Joyce was readying to umpire home plate in San Francisco.
    — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 2 June 2020
  • Moutet requested coffee from the chair umpire down 3-0 in the second set, but his request was denied.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 18 May 2026
  • The biggest adjustment, managers say, is getting used to the idea that the umpiring crews no longer are in charge of controlling the game.
    — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Jen Pawol made history as the first woman umpire to call a major-league game last August.
    — Katie Woo, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
  • For the first time in the big leagues, umpires’ ball and strike calls can be challenged and either upheld or overturned after a quick review of the pitch data.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The Cubs and Rockies threw stones until the bitter end, even after being warned by the umpiring crew to knock it off.
    — Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 12 June 2019
  • Wednesday night wasn’t the first time Mattingly has been critical of umpiring this season.
    — Wells Dusenbury, sun-sentinel.com, 18 July 2019
  • The Blue Jays challenged the call, asking the umpiring crew to review for fan interference.
    — Rustin Dodd, kansascity, 20 Sep. 2017
  • Gary and Matthew Martin were chosen by their peers at Cooperstown to umpire the championship game.
    — Pomerado News, 30 Aug. 2017
  • He was stopped by the umpiring crew on his way in from the bullpen in the top of the seventh inning -- and after an inspection, he was immediately ejected.
    — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 14 June 2023
  • While Arcia made a wild throw on the second after Machado clipped a knee with a hand, umpires called a double play following a video review.
    — Ronald Blum, The Seattle Times, 23 Oct. 2018

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