How to Use midfield in a Sentence
midfield
noun- The ball went out of bounds near midfield.
- The team captains shook hands at midfield.
- They have a talented midfield this year.
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The midfield, once the gritty heart of the team, has lacked for both grit and heart.
— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024 -
From the back of the pack, Williams has clawed their way into the midfield.
— Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024 -
The Cougars scored just 14 points and made it past midfield four times.
— Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023 -
Olivia Wade was moved from the midfield to the forward.
— Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Nov. 2022 -
On the bright side, the Broncos have the ball back and are nearing midfield.
— Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2024 -
When the ball found her near midfield, the 5-foot-6 forward launched the ball over the goalie’s head and into the net to tie the game.
— Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2024 -
The Gators will look to make up for the loss of two-year captain Chris Gunning in the midfield.
— Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 2 Sep. 2022 -
The Hawkeyes took over at their 44 but went three and out and punted from midfield.
— Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2022 -
Smith slipped a tackle and then ran up the right sideline in front of the Rams bench to midfield.
— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024 -
Kyron White blitzed in for a 16-yard sack that returned the ball back to the Aztecs at midfield.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2022 -
Section 301 This is the midfield club level view, and there’s a lot to like about it.
— Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023 -
Again, Stevenson went three-and-out and punted the ball to midfield.
— Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2021 -
It’s not just success from the midfield up, but throughout the team.
— Alex Murphy, Baltimore Sun, 5 Oct. 2022 -
The Golden Bears crossed midfield for the first time on that scoring drive.
— Jack Magruder, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Nov. 2021 -
Kerry Abello caused a turnover at midfield that led to a break for the Pride.
— Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2022 -
Instead, the Hornets head to the fourth quarter down 14-0 with the ball at midfield.
— Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Dec. 2021 -
On the first offensive drive of the game, BYU turned it over on downs near midfield.
— Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Sep. 2022 -
The ball went into the box, but the Bobcats were unable to get a good shot and the Mustangs cleared the ball to midfield.
— Randy McRoberts, baltimoresun.com, 2 Nov. 2021 -
Helped spare Pedri's potential blushes when the '8' lost the ball in midfield in the first half.
— Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023 -
Real Salt Lake won the ball at midfield as the clock struck 90 minutes.
— The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Nov. 2021 -
Preble Shawnee took one play to get near midfield and then pulled a trick from the playbook.
— Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 15 Nov. 2021 -
The Cincinnati Bengals went for it on 4th-and-1 near midfield and came up short.
— Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 13 Feb. 2022 -
Harris hit him in stride around midfield, and Franklin sprinted the rest of the way for a 75-yard touchdown.
— Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Oct. 2021 -
Collecting the ball in her own half and crossing the midfield line, Sam Kerr was off.
— Jenny Vrentas, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2023 -
That left Weitman to take the lonely walk 48 yards from midfield to the penalty spot.
— Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 22 Feb. 2022 -
With exam week now over, all that’s left now is their march to midfield at Northwest Stadium on Saturday.
— Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2024 -
Villa's midfield, led by the ever-reliable Douglas Luiz, has been instrumental in controlling games, while their defensive resilience has given them the edge in tight contests.
— Kilty Cleary, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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