How to Use timekeeper in a Sentence

timekeeper

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  • The timekeeper forgot to stop the clock during the team's last time-out.
  • So, with the blessing of the world’s timekeepers, the leap second is on its way out.
    — Rahul Rao, Popular Science, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Three timekeepers for each of the eight swimmers stood at the finish line.
    — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2024
  • There is no clock in my house, so Google Home is often the timekeeper.
    — Arielle Pardes, Wired, 8 May 2020
  • Here is a closeup view of sporty timekeepers meant to catch an eye or two.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 Nov. 2023
  • The referee bent to report the infractions to the timekeeper, through a slot in the glass.
    — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2019
  • Sylvester also cast his father in a small role as the timekeeper.
    — Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The three timekeepers for Mr. Devitt’s lane had all timed him in 55.2 seconds.
    — Frank Litsky, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
  • For the past 18 years, he's been the official timekeeper for Loyola's home games.
    — Pat Disabato, Daily Southtown, 13 Mar. 2018
  • The technology has been rolled out by Omega, the official timekeeper of the Olympics.
    — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 31 July 2021
  • Harper likes to decorate with me and do the table settings, while Gideon is the timekeeper.
    — Katie Intner, PEOPLE.com, 22 Nov. 2019
  • Fights over transparency date back to the timekeeper on the factory floor.
    — Fred Turner, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023
  • At the final buzzer, James and his team were planning to set up four mats, timekeeper tables and chairs, and ropes to cordon off the mats from spectators.
    — Brandon Chase, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Feb. 2020
  • One driver crashed into the timekeeper's box, killing the three marshals inside.
    — Mraz, Town & Country, 1 Feb. 2012
  • Baseball was overdue to have not just a scorekeeper but a timekeeper too.
    — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Rolex has served as the official timekeeper and provided the official timepiece of the race since 2001.
    — Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 12 June 2023
  • Liberace had been serving as the special guest timekeeper for Wrestlemania and was thus part of the wrestling contingent at the show.
    — Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2020
  • Sponsor will be the official timekeeper for the Sweepstakes.
    — Billboard, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Omega had a deal to be the official timekeeper of the Olympics, and created a special edition series of watches to be sold in conjunction with the games.
    — Quartz, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The Website's database clock will be the official timekeeper for this contest.
    — Houston Chronicle, 11 May 2018
  • These two items served as my timekeepers; as markers, always an arm’s length away, through life events that seemed to make time irrelevant.
    — Jennifer Pownall, New York Times, 13 May 2020
  • Terry had been laid off from Fafnir in 1945 when the war ended, but she was hired by Stanley Works and promoted to a timekeeper position.
    — M.a.c. Lynch, courant.com, 29 Apr. 2018
  • In species in which biological clocks have been well studied — such as Drosophila and mice — that central timekeeper is housed in the brain.
    — Virat Markandeya, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The net result for timekeepers, the new research says, is that climate change seems to have delayed the potential need for a negative leap second, at least for a bit.
    — Bill Chappell, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
  • While the official collection launched in 2002, the models pay homage to a much longer history of military timekeepers with the same DNA.
    — Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Because Tag Heuer is the sponsor and official timekeeper for the biannual event.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Under the supervision of a referee and timekeeper, races were filmed and then reviewed by judges.
    — Aaliyah Harris, CNN, 18 Nov. 2020
  • With 10 seconds left in the fight, the timekeeper smacked together two wooden paddles, signaling the round was almost over.
    — John Diedrich, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Lesnar sidestepped him and delivered a couple of German suplexes while Heyman walked around the ring and delivered the briefcase to the timekeeper.
    — Aaron Oster, baltimoresun.com, 15 July 2019
  • While pricey, its versatility as a health tracker, app platform, and stylish timekeeper is hard to beat.
    — Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 22 Nov. 2022

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