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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However, the beloved longtime host stepped out for a field day in a rare appearance with his daughter, Maggie.
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Unsurprisingly, threat intelligence agencies have been having a field day with analysis of the chat logs and the results have started to emerge.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
There was a similar incident in the first half of last month’s derby against Spurs, a game so open that an efficient Arsenal team would have classed it as a field day.
—Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
The flooding is due to the release of too much water by Russia, which is having a field day with the river levels.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Unsurprisingly, threat intelligence agencies have been having a field day with analysis of the chat logs and the results have started to emerge.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
There was a similar incident in the first half of last month’s derby against Spurs, a game so open that an efficient Arsenal team would have classed it as a field day.
—Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
The flooding is due to the release of too much water by Russia, which is having a field day with the river levels.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
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 17 Apr. 2025.
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