Learn · Sentences Describing a Match
The referee blew the whistle at the start of the match.
A2Sentence
Narrator
The referee blew the whistle at the start of the match.
Study notes
How to use in different contexts
Describing an Event
The match began when the referee blew the whistle.
Giving Instructions
The referee will blow the whistle to signal the start of the game.
Narrating a Story
A shrill whistle pierced the air as the referee signaled the start of the exciting match.
Setting a Scene
Silence fell over the stadium, broken only by the referee's whistle at the match's commencement.
Rephrased versions
Formal
The referee initiated the match with a whistle blast.
Casual
The ref blew the whistle, and the game was on!
Simpler English
The referee started the game with his whistle.
Phrases to learn
blew the whistle
To sound a whistle, often to signal the start or stop of something.
at the start of
At the beginning of something.