field hockey
noun
: a game played on a turfed field between two teams of 11 players each whose object is to direct a ball into the opponent's goal with a hockey stick
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Trinity baseball player Jake Schweitzer and Assumption field hockey player Anna Krebs topped the polls.
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Rich Barak, The Courier-Journal, 14 July 2024
Several of them lead youth field hockey teams and teach lessons to aspiring players.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2024
Pablo played for the Argentine national rugby team, and Jimena was a top field hockey player.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 8 July 2024
One guy is even beaten to death with a field hockey stick.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 3 July 2024
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Rich Barak, The Courier-Journal, 14 July 2024
Several of them lead youth field hockey teams and teach lessons to aspiring players.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2024
Pablo played for the Argentine national rugby team, and Jimena was a top field hockey player.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 8 July 2024
One guy is even beaten to death with a field hockey stick.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 3 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for field hockey
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“Field hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20hockey. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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