How to Use field day in a Sentence

field day

noun
  • This isn’t one of them; Dak Prescott should have a field day.
    Dallas News, 25 Sep. 2020
  • The Saturn Awards should have a field day with the actors.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 May 2022
  • The bees were having a field day, buzzing their lil’ heinies off.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 June 2023
  • And, once again, Twitter had a field day with that one.
    Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Those lawyers should have the field day Watson promised for Ozy Fest.
    Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2021
  • The Covid pandemic has been a field day for quacks and crooks.
    Helen Branswell, STAT, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Of course, Twitter is having a field day over the new look.
    Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 4 Nov. 2020
  • Reddit day-traders will have a field day with this one.
    Daniel Tenreiro, National Review, 8 Oct. 2020
  • Dead people are having a field day this year at the movies.
    Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2022
  • The Governor would have had a field day against the Trump campaign.
    Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 12 Oct. 2020
  • The same costume makes Lawther look like a fifth-grader on field day.
    Helen Shaw, Vulture, 30 June 2022
  • The 2021 field day schedule is available at https://aaes.uada.edu/events.
    Arkansas Online, 24 June 2021
  • Of course, fans and fellow celebs alike had a field day with Jones's TBT photos.
    Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, 15 Nov. 2019
  • Tech companies, both large and small, can have a field day in the Big Apple.
    Brad Thomas, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2021
  • The second-guessers will have a field day this week at Shanahan’s expense, and those folks can be a pain in the tush.
    Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Sep. 2022
  • Also, like him, the social media would have a field day with us.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2021
  • The weekend kicked off with a field day and an ’80s themed BBQ, both of which served as fun icebreakers.
    Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 14 July 2021
  • Twitter had a field day with the backlash Brooks endured.
    Stephanie Toone, ajc, 28 Feb. 2020
  • Nick Chubb had a field day running between the tackles.
    Tyler Dragon, The Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Though this year's auto show is smaller than years past, fans of big cars and trucks will still have a field day.
    Isabel Koyama, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 May 2021
  • The sixth-year running back wasn’t the only one having fun in a field day for the Bengals’ offense.
    Mohammad Ahmad, cleveland, 6 Nov. 2022
  • The rumor mill is having a field day over what happened the night River Phoenix died.
    Martha Frankel, SPIN, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Parents will have a field day filling this and kids will enjoy it just as much.
    Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Or just post your question to Twitter; people over there would have a field day with this kind of thing.
    Halle Kiefer, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2021
  • If Phoenix can’t defend the paint without fouling, the MVP front-runner will have a field day.
    Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 7 Dec. 2022
  • The right would have had a field day, casting Biden as a senile old fool and failed president.
    Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Twitter had a field day with the placement, even if those tweeting didn't know whether to blame the Chiefs or the Packers for the distant view.
    Kassidy Hill, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Texas’ running backs also had a field day, thanks to the offensive line.
    Ross Fisher, Dallas News, 25 Sep. 2021
  • The Ravens will have a tough time scoring, even if Lamar Jackson finds his stride, but their defense should be in for a field day.
    Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 2 Dec. 2022
  • In 1991, Princess Di famously ditched her shoes and took part in Prince Harry's school field day.
    Janaya Wecker, Good Housekeeping, 3 Nov. 2022

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