track-and-field
adjective
: of, relating to, or being any of various competitive athletic events (such as running, jumping, and weight throwing) performed on a running track and on the adjacent field
Examples of track-and-field in a Sentence
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Girls in Campbell’s softball and track-and-field programs allegedly changed in the bleachers by a practice field in open view, holding up jackets to cover each other.
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Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2023
Rather, Jackson said that her daughter is a gifted track-and-field athlete hoping to follow in her father's footsteps.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2023
The 27-year-old is France’s reigning heptathlon champion and competes for the track-and-field team at Azusa Pacific University.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
More than 2,000 athletes from about 200 countries have gathered in Budapest, Hungary, for the 2023 World Athletics Championships, competing in 49 track-and-field events.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2023
On the flip side, some transgender individuals have successfully overturned such decisions, including a 12-year-old transgender girl in West Virginia who competed in school cross-country and track-and-field competitions.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023
In a pointed letter to City Hall on Monday, the New York Cricket League, which encompasses six cricket clubs, joined several parks organizations, two soccer clubs, a baseball league and two track-and-field groups in urging City Hall to find a new location.
—Dana Rubinstein, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2023
Then, a 67-year-old man took to the field and stood at the top of the throwing circle, stopping the elementary school track-and-field event in British Columbia, Starr said.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
While Dunne competes in gymnastics, a star Olympic sport with a loyal following on the college level, Hurley participates in a track-and-field discipline that barely causes an Olympic ripple.
—Time, 6 June 2023
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Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2023
Rather, Jackson said that her daughter is a gifted track-and-field athlete hoping to follow in her father's footsteps.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2023
The 27-year-old is France’s reigning heptathlon champion and competes for the track-and-field team at Azusa Pacific University.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
More than 2,000 athletes from about 200 countries have gathered in Budapest, Hungary, for the 2023 World Athletics Championships, competing in 49 track-and-field events.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2023
On the flip side, some transgender individuals have successfully overturned such decisions, including a 12-year-old transgender girl in West Virginia who competed in school cross-country and track-and-field competitions.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023
In a pointed letter to City Hall on Monday, the New York Cricket League, which encompasses six cricket clubs, joined several parks organizations, two soccer clubs, a baseball league and two track-and-field groups in urging City Hall to find a new location.
—Dana Rubinstein, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2023
Then, a 67-year-old man took to the field and stood at the top of the throwing circle, stopping the elementary school track-and-field event in British Columbia, Starr said.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
While Dunne competes in gymnastics, a star Olympic sport with a loyal following on the college level, Hurley participates in a track-and-field discipline that barely causes an Olympic ripple.
—Time, 6 June 2023
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First Known Use
1905, in the meaning defined above
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track-and-field
adjectiveˌtrak-ən-ˈfē(ə)ld
: of, relating to, or being sports events (as racing, throwing, and jumping contests) held on a running track and on an enclosed field
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