How to Use midfield in a Sentence

midfield

noun
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  • The ball went out of bounds near midfield.
  • The team captains shook hands at midfield.
  • They have a talented midfield this year.
  • The midfield, once the gritty heart of the team, has lacked for both grit and heart.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
  • From the back of the pack, Williams has clawed their way into the midfield.
    — Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
  • The Cougars scored just 14 points and made it past midfield four times.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Olivia Wade was moved from the midfield to the forward.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Nov. 2022
  • On the bright side, the Broncos have the ball back and are nearing midfield.
    — Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2024
  • When the ball found her near midfield, the 5-foot-6 forward launched the ball over the goalie’s head and into the net to tie the game.
    — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The Gators will look to make up for the loss of two-year captain Chris Gunning in the midfield.
    — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 2 Sep. 2022
  • The Hawkeyes took over at their 44 but went three and out and punted from midfield.
    — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2022
  • Smith slipped a tackle and then ran up the right sideline in front of the Rams bench to midfield.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024
  • Kyron White blitzed in for a 16-yard sack that returned the ball back to the Aztecs at midfield.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Section 301 This is the midfield club level view, and there’s a lot to like about it.
    — Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
  • It’s not just success from the midfield up, but throughout the team.
    — Alex Murphy, Baltimore Sun, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Kerry Abello caused a turnover at midfield that led to a break for the Pride.
    — Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2022
  • On the first offensive drive of the game, BYU turned it over on downs near midfield.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Helped spare Pedri's potential blushes when the '8' lost the ball in midfield in the first half.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
  • The Cincinnati Bengals went for it on 4th-and-1 near midfield and came up short.
    — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 13 Feb. 2022
  • Collecting the ball in her own half and crossing the midfield line, Sam Kerr was off.
    — Jenny Vrentas, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2023
  • That left Weitman to take the lonely walk 48 yards from midfield to the penalty spot.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 22 Feb. 2022
  • The chance came from a Japanese forced turnover in midfield.
    — Usa Today Sports Staff, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The play was set up by a pass at midfield from freshman Rebekah Harmer.
    — Craig Clary, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2023
  • Boyd caught a first-down pass across the middle, while sprinting left to right near midfield.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2022
  • The drive appeared to stall near midfield, but Marsh ran a fake punt for 29 yards, giving the Panthers new life at the Belleville 24.
    — Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Slowly, beginning in about the 20th minute, the U.S. started to find pockets of space in the midfield.
    — Ray Reid, Hartford Courant, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Then Damien Martinez carries for 5 yards, just past the midfield stripe.
    — Nick Daschel | [email protected], oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Beckham then walked to midfield and launched a pass 60-yards into the back of the end zone, hitting the uprights in one throw.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
  • The best opening of the match came on the hour mark when Bruno Fernandes was fed the ball after a run from midfield.
    — Ben Morse, CNN, 5 July 2024
  • Narbonne and San Pedro’s girls’ flag football teams met at midfield after the officials called both teams to the 50-yard line to start the game.
    — Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024

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