field day
noun
1
a
: a day for military exercises or maneuvers
b
: an outdoor meeting or social gathering
c
: a day of sports and athletic competition
2
: a time of extraordinary pleasure or opportunity
the newspaper had a field day with the scandal
Examples of field day in a Sentence
the fifth grade's annual field day
Recent Examples on the Web
TikTok exploded into a frenetic field day of Timberlake videos, with more than 2.4 million posts with the hashtag #JustinTimberlake alone, many of them mocking and comedic in nature.
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David Oliver, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024
Tom’s Elton Tribute The Webster, 31 Webster St., Hartford
Klein Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport
With Elton John retired from touring, the Elton John tribute acts are having a field day.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2024
Volunteers can participate in monthly field days to collect water samples at 10 sites in Mission Bay.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
As those factors played out behind the scenes, the media in New York and Denver had field days reporting on the Sakic saga.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2024
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David Oliver, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024
Tom’s Elton Tribute The Webster, 31 Webster St., Hartford
Klein Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport
With Elton John retired from touring, the Elton John tribute acts are having a field day.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2024
Volunteers can participate in monthly field days to collect water samples at 10 sites in Mission Bay.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
As those factors played out behind the scenes, the media in New York and Denver had field days reporting on the Sakic saga.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2024
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“Field day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20day. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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