How to Use field guide in a Sentence

field guide

noun
  • Those who don’t want to use the app should use a field guide.
    Susan Dunne, courant.com, 8 May 2021
  • Ahead, take a stomp through our field guide to the biggest boot trends for fall.
    Emily Ruane, refinery29.com, 18 Sep. 2020
  • This is a key chapter in the how to imbibe field guide.
    Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 2 June 2022
  • For a little help with all this, try a field guide or uswildflowers.com/wfquery.php?State=OH.
    Grant Segall, cleveland.com, 11 May 2018
  • The field guide contains 15 species that can be found only in the Sand Sheet.
    Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com, 16 Jan. 2020
  • Here are three ways a field guide will help open your eyes to the natural world.
    The Editors, Field & Stream, 8 May 2020
  • Here's an abridged field guide to life/work according to Tina and Amy.
    The Editors, Marie Claire, 16 July 2015
  • The walks, led by an expert field guide, last about 45 minutes.
    Sonja Haller, azcentral, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Think of these public places as a Greater L.A. field guide to all the ways that a person might look and behave.
    Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Buy one and put it on the cover of your field guide as a suggestion to others to buy theirs.
    Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 13 July 2021
  • The research team spent about a week and a half with a polar field guide, living in tents pitched on the icy terrain.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN, 24 Jan. 2023
  • And then there's the old-fashioned way, which is to begin by purchasing a good field guide to birds.
    Val Cunningham Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 15 June 2021
  • Jackie Poole, a botanist with Texas Parks and Wildlife who co-wrote a field guide to the state’s rare plants, identified that tree in 1996.
    Marion Renault, The New Republic, 20 Dec. 2021
  • Once a few field marks are spotted, they can then be compared to what is detailed in a field guide.
    Ryan Martin, The Indianapolis Star, 13 July 2021
  • There is even an incredibly in-depth (and free) field guide to the area with road stops to see some of these same features.
    Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2014
  • Here's where a book devoted to birds and their locations — a field guide — comes in handy.
    Val Cunningham Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 13 Apr. 2021
  • To learn more about the flora, visitors can consult a field guide.
    Washington Post, 27 June 2019
  • On top of that, reporter Louisa Chu set out on a quest to write the ultimate dim sum field guide, trying 72 dumplings along the way.
    Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 4 Nov. 2020
  • Next to games of Jenga and Scrabble, shelves are filled with field guides to Chesapeake creatures.
    Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Be on the lookout for these individuals and be ready to check a field guide.
    Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Bring your binoculars and your field guide along on your birding trip.
    Bob Rountree, Sun-Sentinel.com, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Read Quartz’s membership field guide to the biggest beasts in the fintech unicorn herd.
    Jane Li, Quartz, 9 Dec. 2019
  • Here’s your field guide to the major benefits packed in six different kinds of beans.
    The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2016
  • Don’t worry, there’s still booze to be had after a day exploring the rugged terrain with your field guide.
    Natalie B. Compton, GQ, 25 Sep. 2017
  • Two of the three smaller species may cause some confusion, but with a good look and a field guide, most birds can be identified as to species.
    Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, 11 July 2018
  • The set includes to great Italian glasses, a field guide book on the spirit, ice molds, and Old Fashioned mixer.
    Mark Stock, Men's Health, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Birders need only two supplies: a good pair of binoculars and a field guide.
    Ryan Martin, The Indianapolis Star, 13 July 2021
  • Sign up to become a member and read more in-depth coverage of China’s electric-car boom in our field guide.
    Echo Huang, Quartz, 29 July 2019
  • Binoculars and field guides might help, but are not necessary to get started.
    James Gorman, New York Times, 26 May 2024
  • In early childhood, Kaestner’s list began as a handwritten inventory in the back of a birding field guide.
    Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2024

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