field of play
noun phrase
sports
: the part of a field that is officially marked as the place where the action of a game happens : playing field
Spectators are not allowed on the field of play.
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Brewers center fielder Sal Frelick jumped and got a glove on it but the ball caromed off his glove and the top of the wall, bouncing back into the field of play – where Frelick caught it, thoroughly confusing the three Dodger baserunners.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
The Canadian Football League announced major changes coming to the field of play in the next two years.
—FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
DeMelo, 27, slowly took a seated position on the field of play two minutes into first-half stoppage time and a teammate was attending to her while a referee called for trainers to check her out.
—Reuters 19 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
The tweak was intended to further incentivise kicking the ball into the field of play (thus making the kickoff a greater part of the game) rather than blasting it out of the back of the end zone and accepting a touchback.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
The Canadian Football League announced major changes coming to the field of play in the next two years.
—FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
DeMelo, 27, slowly took a seated position on the field of play two minutes into first-half stoppage time and a teammate was attending to her while a referee called for trainers to check her out.
—Reuters 19 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
The tweak was intended to further incentivise kicking the ball into the field of play (thus making the kickoff a greater part of the game) rather than blasting it out of the back of the end zone and accepting a touchback.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Field of play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20of%20play. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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