take the field

phrase

sports

: to run out onto the field to begin play

The home team took the field.

Examples of take the field in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One player who is expected to take the field at Melbourne Cricket Ground is Myles Garrett. — Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Miami Hurricanes coach Mario Cristobal has always been adamant that the best players will take the field on game day, no matter their class or their experience. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026

That possibility, however subtle, may have helped drive the legal chaos that unfolded in Baton Rouge just 48 hours before LSU was scheduled to take the field. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Some might receive direct payments or name, image and likeness money, but the guarantee check goes to the athletic department, not to the players who take the field. — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for take the field

• afield
• airfield
• annealed
• appealed
• brownfield
• coalfield
• concealed
• congealed
• cornfield
• downfield
• goldfield
• hayfield