take the field

idiom

sports

: to run out onto the field to begin play

The home team took the field.

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Atlanta is also the first city to repeat as host of the College Football Playoff National Championship, when the teams take the field on Jan. 20, 2025. —

Michael Saponara, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2024 More than 110 bands will take the field to compete in the Bands of America Grand National Championships this week at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. —

Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Nov. 2024 The two teams with the best records in baseball, two legendary franchises, both rich with history and controversy, will take the field to claim the 2024 World Series title. —

Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2024 This week Bowers will take the field against Chiefs 9-time Pro Bowler and future Hall of Fame TE Travis Kelce, who has a team-high 28 receptions for 245 yards and zero touchdowns this season. —

Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for take the field

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