How to Use field in a Sentence

field

1 of 2 noun
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  • He gazed out across the fields.
  • She hopes to find work in the health field.
  • She is a pioneer in the field of genetic research.
  • The Roos held Omaha to 23.5% shooting from the field for the game.
    — Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Instead, the 73 golfers were spread throughout the field.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The second, for Joey Votto, was worth it both on and off the field.
    — Dan Freedman, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The field of 12 has a grand total of five Grade 1 or Group 1 wins this year.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • A lot of these coaching staffs don't care about the player off the field.
    — Detroit Free Press, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The first few days of camp have been light duty in terms of action on the field.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 26 July 2023
  • There is some reason for hope in the field, Snyder said.
    — Carma Hassan, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Against Davis, De La Cruz hit a high fly ball that carried over the left field fence.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 21 June 2023
  • Smoke from the burning cane fields inland seasoned the air.
    — Joy Williams, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
  • In the middle of the state seal, a farmer plows a field, his rifle propped on a nearby tree stump.
    — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2023
  • His father pulled him out of school to work in the fields and fish, no matter how cold the weather.
    — Safak Timur Ivor Prickett, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
  • But when the following season opened in late April, Cadet, 30, was right back on the field.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023
  • Her parents, Wolf and Esther, would be deaf mutes working in the field.
    — Nick Watt, CNN, 22 Oct. 2023
  • More field announcements will come out in the coming weeks.
    — Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 25 May 2023
  • Rozner had to start the process all over again, but the injury wasn’t the biggest challenge to getting back on the field.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Haley’s momentum in the field spurred a stream of attacks on the debate stage.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Dark gray lenses, although great on the beach on a sunny day, can dull out the features of the road, field, court, or trails.
    — Rozalynn S. Frazier, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2023
  • Palmer was initially ruled down but video replay overturned the call on the field.
    — Evan Dudley, al, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Ward, 29, eventually gave Rodgers a light push at the end of a later play when the two exchanged words on the field.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Although Cook’s stand failed and the soccer field was built, nearby swales — now called the Wieduwilt Swales — survived.
    — Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The key will be for the team to be successful on the field, as there tends to be some front-runnerism among local fans.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2023
  • If finding indoor shelter is not an option: • Avoid open fields, the top of a hill, or a ridge top.
    — Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Those new rules could also serve to winnow the field of AI models in China.
    — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Words appear on the left page of each spread: one or two sentences in black, surrounded by a field of white.
    — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Some autistic people are trying to change the field from within.
    — Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Such attacks have helped make health care one of the nation’s most violent fields.
    — Rebecca Boone, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The ball had plenty of distance going over the left field fence, but was called foul by third base umpire Javerro January.
    — Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 31 Mar. 2024
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field

2 of 2 verb
  • The shortstop fielded the ground ball.
  • They expect to field a strong team this year.
  • Last week she fielded two offers on her house.
  • The senator fielded the reporters' questions.
  • His secretary will field requests for more information.
  • Teams field six golfers with the worst score tossed out.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2023
  • De La Salle couldn’t field the ball cleanly and the throw to first base went high.
    — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Kelce fielded questions about Swift, who is supposed to fly in from a show in Japan and make it in time for the game.
    — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2024
  • In terms of fielding punts in Keionte Scott’s absence, the Tigers will work on that this weeks and throw a couple guys back there.
    — Ainslie Lee | [email protected], al, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The country claims to have fielded Asia’s first women’s team, which played briefly against men in the early 1930s.
    — Jeré Longman Linh Pham, New York Times, 16 July 2023
  • Watch out for junior Brandon Gorski of Mater Dei in track and field this spring.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Democrats will field a total of 78 candidates for the state House and seven for the Senate.
    — Michael R. Wickline, arkansasonline.com, 15 Nov. 2023
  • To the surprise of no one in the Big Ten, Iowa should field a stingy defense and outstanding special teams in 2023.
    — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2023
  • In total, Democrats will field 78 candidates for the House and seven for the Senate.
    — Neal Earley, arkansasonline.com, 19 Nov. 2023
  • This is likely the best roster Minnesota can field for years to come.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2024
  • The number of calls the organization fielded dropped from about 90 a week to about 10 over a few days.
    — Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Aug. 2023
  • No more trying to find time to field grounders between football practice and school.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2023
  • McLain fielded a sharp ground ball behind the second base bag, raced to tag the base and made a fadeaway throw to first off of one leg for the 6-3 double play.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 24 May 2023
  • Crossville High School will not field a varsity football team in 2023.
    — Ben Thomas | [email protected], al, 12 July 2023
  • Brayden Cali chopped a ball to third and Eagles third baseman Cole Bohane charged, fielded the ball, and threw home for the force out.
    — Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2023
  • The team didn’t have enough swimmers to field a full roster last year but still managed to finish fifth at the state championship meet.
    — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Plus, new parents might be fielding opinions from friends and family members that can add to the stress.
    — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 23 July 2023
  • Early arrivals can be rewarded at the practice fields a few hours before the first pitch.
    — Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 19 Feb. 2024
  • The beloved chain is apparently fielding an avalanche of calls from shoppers double-checking that the bags are in stock.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The third baseman tried to field the ball while dealing with a shadow from Fenway Park's grandstand roof, but the ball bounced over his glove and into left field.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2023
  • With the popular quarterback’s switch from the Green Bay Packers, the Jets are expected to field their strongest team in years.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Again, most league teams also field golf, tennis, swimming and diving and softball teams.
    — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 29 June 2023
  • Just barely enough defensive backs to field a full secondary.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023
  • No players other than the kicker and the returners can move until the ball is fielded by a returner.
    — Sam Joseph, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
  • In the fifth inning, Stone was unable to field a dribbler past the mound, and the ball went for an infield single, and first baseman Freddie Freeman was unable to catch a pop foul that landed near his feet.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024

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