field sports
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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The parties have also agreed to disagree on the matter of fee-paying schools and field sports such as hunting and shooting - a long-running bone of contention between the two sides.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2021
“Our working with Skillz is not just fun but I think it’s the future for athletes, esports and on the field sports kind of coming together.”
From Reuters ● Jan. 24, 2020
The National Sporting Library, adjacent to the museum, holds more than 26,000 books on equestrian, angling and field sports.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2018
Classrooms were cleaned with special products to combat norovirus, and all activities on campus were canceled that day and the following weekend with the exception of field sports.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2017
Of rural diversions, too long has the chase All the honours usurped, and assumed the chief place; But truth bids the muse from henceforward proclaim, That Golfing of field sports stands foremost in fame.
From Poems on Golf by Society, Edinburgh Burgess Golfing
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