take the field

idiom

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

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Defensive linemen and linebackers will kick off the positional drills at the combine on Thursday before running backs, wide receivers and quarterbacks take the field at Lucas Oil Stadium early this weekend. Dane Brugler, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025 The Orioles will take the field Thursday in Sarasota, Florida, for their first workout of the year. Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2025 The Puppy Bowl features rescue kittens during the Kitty Halftime Show (for obvious reasons, the cats take the field when the dogs are off getting their locker room pup talk). Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025 Smaller breeds take the field in the first quarter, and the lineup shuffles to play the larger breeds in the fourth quarter. Emma Bowman, NPR, 8 Feb. 2025 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 13 Mar. 2025.

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