field day
noun
1
a
: a day for military exercises or maneuvers
b
: an outdoor meeting or social gathering
c
: a day of sports and athletic competition
2
: a time of extraordinary pleasure or opportunity
the newspaper had a field day with the scandal
Examples of field day in a Sentence
the fifth grade's annual field day
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Andres Oppenheimer
july 30, Miami Herald, 30 July 2025
Superhero films thrive on a vivid sense of time and place, and Shakman’s crew has an absolute field day with the mid-century modernism of Earth-828, every design choice of which radiates the modular optimism of a world that believes in itself.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 July 2025
The internet is having a field day after Coldplay frontman Chris Martin accidentally put a spotlight on an unwilling couple.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 17 July 2025
But there was a definite hostage-video vibe to her appearances during the presidential campaign, giving students of body language a speculative field day.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
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Andres Oppenheimer
july 30, Miami Herald, 30 July 2025
Superhero films thrive on a vivid sense of time and place, and Shakman’s crew has an absolute field day with the mid-century modernism of Earth-828, every design choice of which radiates the modular optimism of a world that believes in itself.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 July 2025
The internet is having a field day after Coldplay frontman Chris Martin accidentally put a spotlight on an unwilling couple.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 17 July 2025
But there was a definite hostage-video vibe to her appearances during the presidential campaign, giving students of body language a speculative field day.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for field day
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“Field day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20day. Accessed 10 Aug. 2025.
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