How to Use midfield in a Sentence

midfield

noun
  • The ball went out of bounds near midfield.
  • The team captains shook hands at midfield.
  • They have a talented midfield this year.
  • Smith slipped a tackle and then ran up the right sideline in front of the Rams bench to midfield.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024
  • Would he have been molded into an unwilling defensive midfield linchpin?
    New York Times, 6 May 2022
  • Robinson took a step back near the midfield stripe to head a ball that had been headed by Chinonso Offor in the 14th minute.
    Paul Newberry, ajc, 9 May 2022
  • Bremerton officials said Kennedy put himself at the center of attention with the midfield prayers.
    John Fritze, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Rookie Yannick Bright got the sequence started with an interception and a pinpoint pass from midfield.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 28 July 2024
  • Also, the offense and the draw at the midfield are definitely a big factor in the goals against because there’s been less opportunity for the defense to play.
    Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2022
  • All three of those players are integral to the Pride’s defense and midfield, which forced Cromwell to make some emergency changes in those positions for last game.
    Austin David, Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2022
  • After the Gamblers scored a field goal on the ensuing possession, Patterson and the offense took over at midfield, but the second verse was the same as the first.
    Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 17 Apr. 2022
  • As soon as the scrimmage ended, Hodgins got on one knee at midfield in Reser Stadium and proposed to his girlfriend, now wife, Taylor.
    oregonlive, 14 Apr. 2022
  • The midfield, once the gritty heart of the team, has lacked for both grit and heart.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The Cougars scored just 14 points and made it past midfield four times.
    Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Olivia Wade was moved from the midfield to the forward.
    Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Nov. 2022
  • When the ball found her near midfield, the 5-foot-6 forward launched the ball over the goalie’s head and into the net to tie the game.
    Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The Gators will look to make up for the loss of two-year captain Chris Gunning in the midfield.
    Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 2 Sep. 2022
  • The Hawkeyes took over at their 44 but went three and out and punted from midfield.
    Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2022
  • Kyron White blitzed in for a 16-yard sack that returned the ball back to the Aztecs at midfield.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Section 301 This is the midfield club level view, and there’s a lot to like about it.
    Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
  • It’s not just success from the midfield up, but throughout the team.
    Alex Murphy, Baltimore Sun, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Kerry Abello caused a turnover at midfield that led to a break for the Pride.
    Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2022
  • On the first offensive drive of the game, BYU turned it over on downs near midfield.
    Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Helped spare Pedri's potential blushes when the '8' lost the ball in midfield in the first half.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Collecting the ball in her own half and crossing the midfield line, Sam Kerr was off.
    Jenny Vrentas, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The chance came from a Japanese forced turnover in midfield.
    Usa Today Sports Staff, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The play was set up by a pass at midfield from freshman Rebekah Harmer.
    Craig Clary, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2023
  • The drive appeared to stall near midfield, but Marsh ran a fake punt for 29 yards, giving the Panthers new life at the Belleville 24.
    Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Slowly, beginning in about the 20th minute, the U.S. started to find pockets of space in the midfield.
    Ray Reid, Hartford Courant, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Then Damien Martinez carries for 5 yards, just past the midfield stripe.
    Nick Daschel | Ndaschel@oregonian.com, oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2023

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