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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His goofy delivery gave social media content creators a field day.
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Mike Jones, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Despite all the problems, investment banking trading desks are having a field day.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
At the same time, the internet was having a field day with another stalwart of Japanese anime, deploying generative AI to infuse famous memes, family portraits and movie scenes with a patina of cuteness by recasting them in the style of the Japanese animation company Studio Ghibli.
—Yii-Jan Lin, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
However, the beloved longtime host stepped out for a field day in a rare appearance with his daughter, Maggie.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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Mike Jones, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Despite all the problems, investment banking trading desks are having a field day.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
At the same time, the internet was having a field day with another stalwart of Japanese anime, deploying generative AI to infuse famous memes, family portraits and movie scenes with a patina of cuteness by recasting them in the style of the Japanese animation company Studio Ghibli.
—Yii-Jan Lin, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
However, the beloved longtime host stepped out for a field day in a rare appearance with his daughter, Maggie.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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 4 May. 2025.
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