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Definition of "noncall" [noncall]

  • A failure to make a call, such as by a referee (noun)

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Use "noncall" in a sentence
  • "Today Denver took Dallas out with a highly controversial noncall at the end of the game -- a Bennett Salvatore officiating crew characteristically made itself the story, rather than the players -- and now the Nuggets lead that series 3 to 0."
  • "Washington coach Eddie Jordan was ejected after receiving two technical fouls for arguing a noncall during a timeout with 3: 54 left in the third quarter."
  • "It helped propel the U.S. team into the second round where it dominated its fiercest rival, Mexico, and then onto a memorable quarter-final game against Germany, where only a few tough bounces and one very bad noncall by the referee prevented a monumental upset."
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