field day
noun
1
a
: a day for military exercises or maneuvers
b
: an outdoor meeting or social gathering
c
: a day of sports and athletic competition
2
: a time of extraordinary pleasure or opportunity
the newspaper had a field day with the scandal
Examples of field day in a Sentence
the fifth grade's annual field day
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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
See all Example Sentences for field day
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“Field day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20day. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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