cornfield
Americannoun
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cornfields
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of cornfield
First recorded in 1275–1325, cornfield is from the Middle English word cornfield. See corn 1, field
Vocabulary lists containing cornfield
Example Sentences
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The study area included hedges, a cornfield, and a tree that stood between the hive and the food source, preventing a direct route.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
Now he is building four apartments on a quiet street near a cornfield.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
The Philadelphia Phillies and Minnesota Twins will meet in the 2026 Field of Dreams game as Major League Baseball returns to the Iowa cornfield for the first time since 2022.
From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025
And people like the tree-lined urban street better than the cornfield.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2025
He walked two steps to the right of the hole in a clockwise curve and thrust the shovel again into the cornfield.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
Elected officials and some others see a chance to create jobs and lure data centers and manufacturers to a rural patch whose economy has been flatter than the surrounding cornfields.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The tall, shiny buildings which rise out of the cornfields on the Myanmar side of the Moei river are a sight so jarring you find yourself blinking to be sure you haven't imagined it.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2025
One boy lamented that the family cornfields were so far away: “We miss going with our fathers to the milpas.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2024
“So they’ll build the practical cornfields and then they’ll stop at a certain point, but the visual will continue on as far as you can see.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
She shoved open the door and threw herself into the night, hoping that the cornfields would be kind even if the world was not.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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