How to Use field day in a Sentence

field day

noun
  • Read more: On Reddit, users had a field day with the topic.
    Aleanna Siacon, Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2018
  • Either way, Twitter had a field day with Kennedy's shiny lips.
    Eder Campuzano, OregonLive.com, 30 Jan. 2018
  • Needless to say, bird enthusiasts are having a field day.
    Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 8 Feb. 2018
  • Twitter, predictably, had a field day explaining all this to the GOP.
    Krystin Arneson, Glamour, 5 Mar. 2018
  • Fans on Twitter had a field day with the small flood, posting memes and photos of raging waters and people paddling on rafts.
    Dennis Romero /, NBC News, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Those who want the Sweet 16 to be seeded after regional champions are decided will have a field day.
    Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 31 Jan. 2018
  • The model shared a photo of herself going down a kid slide with daughter Luna, and people had a field day telling Teigen about how that is harmful to the child.
    Daniela Sternitzky-Di Napoli, Houston Chronicle, 10 Jan. 2018
  • The internet, not surprisingly, is having a field day with this: A few followers were quick to defend Paltrow's caption.
    Jackie Frere, Redbook, 2 Mar. 2018
  • Ross, meanwhile, has a field day rapidly switching his voice from innocent Sister Mary Amnesia to the plain-talking puppet attached to his arm.
    Matthew J. Palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Not anticipating such an influx, some organizations are turning to social media or field day workshops to inform landowners of the resources available.
    Sarah Bowman, Indianapolis Star, 12 Feb. 2018
  • 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
  • The Orioles’ options out of the bullpen weren’t much better and the Sox had a field day.
    Julian Benbow, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2019
  • 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
  • Needless to say, Fox News has been having a field day with the film's story.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 Aug. 2019
  • 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
  • The internet had a field day making fun of the exchange.
    Anna Silman, The Cut, 15 June 2018
  • Measles is having a field day across the world, including the United States.
    Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
  • And the intimacy coordinator, though not required on set, had an absolute field day.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 9 Feb. 2024

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