midfield
Americannoun
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midfields
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of midfield
Vocabulary lists containing midfield
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Trusty played a positive ball into midfield and then it started to happen.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The big money has been spent in midfield, with Sandro Tonali in for £100m from Newcastle United and Mateus Fernandes from West Ham United for £85m.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Alongside Tielemans and Santos, the midfield trio struggled to build up and create a solid platform upon which United could dominate the ball.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Last season, he played 49 times in all competitions but only made 18 starts in the Premier League and struggled to secure a regular starting spot in midfield under Arne Slot.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
He fought his way out of a pack at midfield and sprinted straight for the Palmetto goal.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
They snapped into midfield challenges and passed bravely through the lines, far more than the static and retreating England midfields that came to define Southgate's biggest matches.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2025
Yet the fact that France coach Didier Deschamps had no hesitation throwing Tchouameni in against one of the world’s best midfields spoke volumes of the confidence he has in him.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2021
But by recognizing and accepting a variety of retooled roles for himself in the England and United midfields and on their benches, Rooney has shown intelligence, pragmatism, adaptability and no shortage of guts.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 11, 2016
Doubtless relieved when Conrad Smith, whose ability to find space in crowded midfields has been a rugby marvel, went off at halftime, the Wallabies were immediately afflicted by his successor, Sonny Bill Williams.
From New York Times ● Oct. 31, 2015
Driven back in recent weeks by more brilliant passing midfields, and now roughed up by the heavies of West Ham, this transitional United team has held firm, with De Gea an unheralded keystone.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 19, 2013
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