How to Use linesman in a Sentence

linesman

noun
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  • Vaughan Rody was the lone linesman for the rest of the game.
    — Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2018
  • As linesmen tried to break up the fight, Benn waved them away.
    — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 11 Mar. 2020
  • The linesman made a heck of a call to call it onside to be honest with you.
    — George Sipple, Detroit Free Press, 24 Jan. 2018
  • The linesman tried to get out of the way but couldn't do so in time, was upended and hit his head on the ice.
    — Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Ryan Daisy was the only linesman that finished the game.
    — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 23 Feb. 2021
  • When the linesman’s flag canceled the goal for offside: a deep relief.
    — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 27 June 2018
  • After a discussion between the referee and linesman, the shot at the 21:20 mark of the first half was deemed to cross the goal line.
    — Dallas News, 29 Mar. 2022
  • Jordan Ayew turned in a shot from close range, only to see the linesman raise his flag for offside.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Oct. 2019
  • Now, that's not to say the linesman should be blamed for his incorrect offside call.
    — SI.com, 7 Oct. 2019
  • The linesman waved off icing as the puck reached the post Swayman protected.
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Dec. 2022
  • The referee didn’t see it; the linesmen didn’t see it; the crowd didn’t see it; the Tottenham players didn’t see it.
    — James Parker, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2020
  • While video reviews can and should be used to determine things like whether the puck crossed the goal line, offside should be left to the linesmen.
    — Chris Kuc, chicagotribune.com, 4 June 2017
  • After losing a faceoff near center ice, Vermette used his stick to hit the linesman on the back of the legs.
    — Brian Hall, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2017
  • Andrew Das: Not sure what the linesman saw there: Sterling was a mile offside.
    — Andrew Keh, New York Times, 8 July 2018
  • But a linesman stepped in and prevented the gadabout angler from bringing in the catch.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Nov. 2021
  • In a game that has never been so fast, linesmen should be forgiven for missing a close call and the game should go on.
    — Mike Chambers, The Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2019
  • But after a linesman stepped up to prevent a fight, Wilson went berserk.
    — Kevin Allen, USA TODAY, 23 May 2018
  • Then, as a linesman tried to restrain him, Marchand skated by Jarry and struck the goaltender in the mask with his stick.
    — Jace Evans, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2022
  • Pinch the horizontal wire with a pair of linesman pliers, then rotate your hand to kink the wire tight.
    — Ryan D'agostino, Popular Mechanics, 6 Mar. 2021
  • The result was a collision between Corral and Morris that left the linesman sprawled on the ground.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 20 Dec. 2020
  • In 2014, as a member of the New York Rangers, he was suspended six games for elbowing a linesman on his way to the penalty box.
    — Robert Klemko, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Feb. 2020
  • However, the rebound spilled in front of the goal to an open Joey Maher, who missed the rebound attempt even as the linesman put up the offsides flag.
    — Jeremy Price, The Indianapolis Star, 18 May 2021
  • The second half continued in much the same vein; City even had a glorious move and goal denied by the linesman's flag once again.
    — SI.com, 12 Aug. 2017
  • Colorado’s Adam Foote and a linesman found McCarty first.
    — Detroit Free Press, 26 June 2022
  • And yet Argentina's first goal against England was scored with a hand, but unseen by the referee and the linesmen, it was allowed.
    — CNN, 11 June 2018
  • The ball appeared to ricochet onto the goal line and spun back into play, but a linesman from Azerbaijan raised his flag and awarded the goal.
    — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 14 June 2018
  • After the Leafs scored two goals, the Wings fumed about penalty calls and a linesman was nearly struck by a hot water bag, all hell really broke loose at Olympia.
    — Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 6 June 2022
  • What would have happened: Backed by video replay, the Azerbaijani linesman keeps his flag down when Hurst’s shot bounces back into play.
    — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 14 June 2018
  • Once standing, a linesman got between Ullmark and Tkachuk, and Ullmark was given a misconduct penalty for throwing a jab at Tkachuk.
    — Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2023
  • Unfortunately for fans of goalie fights everywhere, the linesmen got between the two goaltenders and separated them before any punches were thrown.
    — Jace Evans, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2023

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