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.
• The midfield, once the gritty heart of the team, has lacked for both grit and heart.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
• The Cougars scored just 14 points and made it past midfield four times.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023
• 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
• 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
• Helped spare Pedri's potential blushes when the '8' lost the ball in midfield in the first half.
  — Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
• Collecting the ball in her own half and crossing the midfield line, Sam Kerr was off.
  — Jenny Vrentas, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2023
• The play was set up by a pass at midfield from freshman Rebekah Harmer.
  — Craig Clary, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2023
• The drive appeared to stall near midfield, but Marsh ran a fake punt for 29 yards, giving the Panthers new life at the Belleville 24.
  — Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press, 26 Aug. 2023
• Slowly, beginning in about the 20th minute, the U.S. started to find pockets of space in the midfield.
  — Ray Reid, Hartford Courant, 29 Nov. 2022
• Then Damien Martinez carries for 5 yards, just past the midfield stripe.
  — Nick Daschel | [e-mail], oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2023
• Pratt’s theft near midfield early in the fourth quarter led to a go-ahead touchdown.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2022
• He’ll be relied on to help steady the midfield and provide cover for the backline.
  — Austin David, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2023
• When Auburn did try to run the ball on a short-yardage fourth down play near midfield in the first half, Damari Alston was stuffed at the line of scrimmage.
  — Matt Cohen | [e-mail], al, 17 Sep. 2023
• As Williams tried to hand the ball off on a zone read at midfield, running back Austin Jones wasn’t expecting it.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2023
• The Eagles were on the verge of taking control of the game, having just passed midfield, when Hurts simply dropped the ball on a third-and-5 run.
  — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Feb. 2023
• On the opening possession, Cook was stopped on fourth-and-1 near midfield in a preview of what was to come.
  — Larry Lage, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2022
• At the end of the game, the brothers hugged at midfield, and on Tuesday, the NFL released audio of the emotional exchange.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2023
• Howard has great depth and versatility in the midfield with Merkey, Butt and Hall.
  — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2023
• Chelsea’s midfield has been a problem area this season.
  — Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
• The Lions forced a quick punt and took over at its 48-yard line after a great punt return from Kalif Raymond, who took the punt from the 5 to near midfield.
  — Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 7 Jan. 2024
• Louisville was the first team to score Saturday, with a Jawhar Jordan touchdown run from midfield.
  — Jake Adams, The Courier-Journal, 17 Dec. 2022
• Brandon Staley is finally a coach who isn’t afraid to go for it on 4th and 2 from midfield.
  — Daniel Kohn, Spin, 6 Sep. 2023
• And the tournament had hardly started when Keira Walsh, the team’s fulcrum in the midfield, went down with a leg injury.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2023
• After a turnover in midfield, Andi Sullivan played a ball right through the middle of the pitch to Morgan.
  — Peter Warren, Dallas News, 22 Feb. 2023
• Allen nailed receiver Gabe Davis for a 23-yard touchdown in the fourth, and then the Bills' defense stopped a Dolphins' drive at midfield to end things.
  — Derrik Klassen, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Jan. 2023
• Allen nailed receiver Gabe Davis for a 23-yard touchdown in the fourth, and then the Bills’ defense stopped a Dolphins’ drive at midfield to end things.
  — Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024