field event
noun
: an event (such as weight-throwing or jumping) in a track-and-field meet other than a race
Examples of field event in a Sentence
a discus thrower who excelled at all the field events
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North Reading was even more dominant as its ultra-talented roster excelled both on the track and in the field events en route to an 18-point margin over second place Dennis-Yarmouth.
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Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 18 May 2025
California girls' track and field student-athletes protest trans inclusion ahead of state meet
California high school student-athletes Olivia Viola and Reese Hogan speak at a rally ahead of a major track and field event to oppose trans athletes in their sports.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025
This is the second day in a row that Hayward Field has hosted a college track and field event.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
Trump threatened to cut federal funding to California if a trans girl competed in a state track and field event held Saturday.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 3 June 2025
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Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 18 May 2025
California girls' track and field student-athletes protest trans inclusion ahead of state meet
California high school student-athletes Olivia Viola and Reese Hogan speak at a rally ahead of a major track and field event to oppose trans athletes in their sports.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025
This is the second day in a row that Hayward Field has hosted a college track and field event.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
Trump threatened to cut federal funding to California if a trans girl competed in a state track and field event held Saturday.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 3 June 2025
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“Field event.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20event. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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