How to Use take the field in a Sentence

take the field

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  • Will big-name players, like Aaron Rodgers, take the field?
    — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The Patriots are scheduled to take the field at 9:45 a.m.
    — Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2023
  • Auburn is set to take the field for its season opener against UMass on Sept. 2.
    — Ainslie Lee | Alee@al.com, al, 12 Aug. 2023
  • But once again, the media wants to rack up the final score before the players take the field.
    — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The Hurricanes won’t take the field for about nine months, and a lot can happen between now and Aug. 31.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
  • So while León will take the field with the lead, Cherundolo’s team will have the advantage.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2023
  • Many college football teams take the field this week and the NFL season kicks off next Thursday.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Twenty-two months later, the team will finally take the field.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2022
  • Week 0 of the college football season begins this weekend, while the top teams in the county will take the field next week.
    — Xl Media, cleveland, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Pro baseball’s finest take the field at T-Mobile Park in Seattle in this year’s contest.
    — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2023
  • Virginia is football ready to take the field as the program honors three teammates killed last fall.
    — USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Once the Cardinals do take the field, Smith has two distinct goals for her senior season.
    — Kat Cornetta, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2023
  • But his stunning bounce-back doesn’t obscure the dark side of the NFL, the way the gladiator sport can demolish the bodies that take the field.
    — Milo F. Bryant, Men's Health, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Historic moment Freeman said he and the Irish were honored to take the field against Tennessee State.
    — Curt Rallo, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Quick takes from the scrimmage: • Senior quarterback Jalen Mayden was the first of six quarterbacks to take the field.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Alexander and the Packers take the field for the first time in 2023 Friday in their preseason opener against the Cincinnati Bengals.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Twenty minutes before kickoff, Ohio State’s band will take the field.
    — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The Galaxy, who take the field Tuesday for their first training session of the new season, have finally reached that point.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2024
  • On the road, excited fans pour into the stands, eager to see their online obsession take the field in person.
    — Allie Weintraub, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2023
  • On Saturday, however, only 11 can take the field on each side.
    — USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Ehlinger would take the field if Ryan is knocked out of a game, given that Foles is inactive, but the Colts would have the option of going to the veteran for an actual start.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2022
  • His family members still living in Hawaii will be showing out in force Friday when the Eagles take the field in Honolulu.
    — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Super Bowl prop bets historically have focused on the halftime show; this year, Usher will take the field.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The Argentinian soccer star is a record-breaking athlete and widely regarded as one of the greatest players to take the field.
    — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The two sides managed to take the field for the first 45 minutes, playing through slippery pitch conditions before another round of storms soaked Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
    — Mitchell Forde, oregonlive, 5 July 2023
  • As a winter storm works its way across the country, thousands of football fans are braving freezing temperatures to watch their favorite teams take the field.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 13 Jan. 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
  • Due to lengthy meetings and some players’ reluctance to take the field Tuesday, coaches and players mutually agreed to call off practice.
    — Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Whether these disgruntled teams will wear these alternative armbands remains to be seen, as England becomes the first European team to take the field in a match against Iran at 4 p.m. local time Monday.
    — Armani Syed, Time, 21 Nov. 2022
  • There’s now just under a month until the Texas Rangers take the field for their first spring training game, and a surefire sign of baseball season sneakily approaching is the abundance of prospect lists that have recently been released.
    — Dallas News, 26 Jan. 2023

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