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.
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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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