take the field

Example Sentences

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By the time England take the field for the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's on Thursday it will be 145 days since their Ashes humiliation was completed in Sydney.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

He was thought to have been close to a return in the home summer, but ultimately did not take the field until England's only Ashes warm-up game against the Lions at Lilac Hill in November.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Players who once languished at the end of the bench for Georgia or Ohio State now leap to programs where they can actually take the field.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

Baseball lovers love to watch teams at the USA Baseball National Training Complex, and professional soccer fans delight to see the North Carolina Football Club and the North Carolina Courage soccer players take the field.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 29, 2025

But it would take at least a year of recruitment, training, and transportation across the Atlantic before the Americans were ready to take the field in Europe.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman