How to Use field in a Sentence

field

1 of 2 noun

• 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 | [e-mail], 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 | [e-mail], 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

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024