take the field

idiom

sports
: to run out onto the field to begin play
The home team took the field.

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Brenden Schooler will take the field with the Patriots, while Michael Dickson and Byron Murphy II will play for Seattle, which also has former Longhorn Quandre Diggs on its practice squad. David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026 The sweatshirt, riddled with holes and worn down by years of game days, has survived countless wins and remains a must-wear item for her when the Patriots take the field. Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026 The Indiana Hoosiers will take the field for college football’s National Championship game Monday night as the darlings of the sports world. Keith O’Brien, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026 On Monday night, Fernando Mendoza will take the field at Hard Rock Stadium, just a few miles from his childhood home, with the hopes of leading Indiana to its first national championship in program history. Grace Raynor, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for take the field

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“Take the field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20the%20field. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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