: a field in which corn is grown

Examples of cornfield in a Sentence

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In exactly one month, the streamer will host the MLB at Field of Dreams game from the middle of a cornfield in Dyersville, Iowa. Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026 Winn also didn’t have a splitter when the Giants drafted him out of a literal Iowa cornfield. Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 13 July 2026 Instead, the brothers were beaten with fists, knees and feet in the home’s basement before being driven to the cornfield and buried. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026 The unidentified suspect allegedly drove into a cornfield to elude police and ultimately got on I-94 and then US-421 in Indiana, Fifield said. Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for cornfield

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cornfield was in the 14th century

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“Cornfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cornfield. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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: a field in which corn is grown

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