sports field

Example Sentences

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Marshall’s plans to demolish a former youth hostel built during the Art Deco period to make way for a sports field was blocked by the Historic Preservation Board, which mandated he preserve the building’s facade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The only time he felt comfortable was on the sports field; playing football, doing gymnastics and, as he puts it now, "anything to stay out of the house".

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2024

What was once a landfill is now home to a large sports field, an ecological salt marsh, a dog run, a boardwalk, manicured lawns and Manhattan’s first public beach.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2023

Looking back, I realize that my early failures on the sports field were among my most formative and proudest achievements — at least in my father’s eyes.

From Washington Times • Nov. 23, 2023

The next field along from our sports field was burnt flapjack brown.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell