Send-off

We gave him a royal send-off at the airport.

A send-off occurs when a player commits a serious violation and is ordered by the referee to leave the field for the rest of the game.

Some of the players tried to heavy or sweet-talk the referee into reversing his decision, even as the threat of a send-off loomed.

Dally had a running battle with the referee, who accused him of kneeing an opponent — though, given a punch was enough to earn a send-off, perhaps the official was unsure of what he saw as Dally was not asked to leave the field.

The last regular steam-hauled passenger train between Glasgow and Helensburgh Central was given a fitting send-off from Queen Street Low Level at 11.2 p.m. on Friday, November 4.

A great send-off at the station for Stanley.

The medicine man gave the faithful animal a proper send-off into its next spiritual world.

You say: you should have seen it, you should have seen the send-off, the cheering crowds following us to the train, everyone joyful, clapping and shouting, cheering us on, it was like a festival to the triumphant sound of the Marseillaise.

In that coast of send-offs and farewells, how did one more send-off matter?

Now that he had given her the cheque from Sir John they could be a little more relaxed about giving Harry the send-off he merited.