take the field

idiom

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 Danielson hasn’t even seen his full allotment of quarterbacks take the field. Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2024 But when the Athletics take the field next season in their temporary home, who will get to see baseball’s biggest stars in action, and who will be left out? Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 5 Apr. 2024 Some of the best players of their generation, like Nick Bosa, Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, will take the field when the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs meet on Sunday. Shannon Sims, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024 Ohtani did not address the media before the game and did not take the field for the Dodgers’ pregame workout. Bill Plunkett, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024 However, before teams can start signing free agents, before teams start bringing in prospects for interviews and evaluations, before those prospects even take the field for the combine, there is the franchise tag period. Jon Hoefling, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024 Yes, Sunday’s AFC Championship Game could turn on a tantalizing matchup — one perhaps not as obvious as those mentioned above, yet one that would involve players who take the field for only a handful of snaps. Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024 The conspiracies also include that this season’s football games have been secretly rigged to assure that the Chiefs will win the Super Bowl, where Swift will take the field during the halftime show to announce her endorsement of Joe Biden’s reelection campaign. James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2024 The location is one potential reason ticket costs have skyrocketed, along with the Chiefs and the 49ers being two teams people are excited to see take the field. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 9 Feb. 2024

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“Take the field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20the%20field. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.

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