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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That was part of a broader social media field day spurred on by The New York Post’s Instagram announcement of the news, which touted that 20% of those infected will die.
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Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 30 May 2026
That story appears in fragments across the album; sleuths will have a field day scouring the record for its copious Easter eggs.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 29 May 2026
The county has also approved two exemption requests, one tied to an event scheduled before the restrictions took effect and another for a school field day.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
And while cable networks across the US had a field day with the story, Bloomberg’s Drake Bennett and Jordan Robertson have been reporting on cases like this one for years.
—Julia Press, Bloomberg, 29 May 2026
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Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 30 May 2026
That story appears in fragments across the album; sleuths will have a field day scouring the record for its copious Easter eggs.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 29 May 2026
The county has also approved two exemption requests, one tied to an event scheduled before the restrictions took effect and another for a school field day.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
And while cable networks across the US had a field day with the story, Bloomberg’s Drake Bennett and Jordan Robertson have been reporting on cases like this one for years.
—Julia Press, Bloomberg, 29 May 2026
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“Field day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20day. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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