How to Use playing field in a Sentence

playing field

noun
  • The playing field looked great.
    — Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
  • That changes the playing field in its own way, too.
    — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2025
  • With a more even playing field, there has been a rise in three-point games.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
  • This year the playing field is a little more even.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
  • And grants like this help to level the playing field.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 16 June 2026
  • That’s not to say the playing field is even for women.
    — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The playing field has leveled quite a bit.
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • This will put you and your parents on the same playing field.
    — Israa Nasir, SELF, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Let’s make sure the playing field is leveled out.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The playing field might be uneven, but the game is still played.
    — Steven Levitsky, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2025
  • On the whole playing field, these sit in the middle across the board.
    — Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, 16 June 2020
  • But in the world of high school sports, there’s still an uneven playing field.
    — Scott Nover, Quartz, 2 Aug. 2021
  • The other is how level the rest of the playing field is.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The president was first seen in a box high above the playing field.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
  • To him, that means no secret spots and a level playing field.
    — Matt Wyatt, San Antonio Express-News, 10 June 2021
  • Both athletes learned how to be leaders on and off the playing field.
    — Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 19 May 2025
  • Search on the open web is the best playing field to accomplish this feat.
    — Quora, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
  • His lawyer said this was an effort by the chief to level the playing field.
    — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 23 July 2022
  • The playing field was leveled when the rules were spread citywide.
    — Asanka Brendon Ratnayake and Rod McGuirk, Star Tribune, 5 Aug. 2020
  • That larger playing field helps the spores spread farther and wider.
    — Jon Webb, USA TODAY, 14 May 2021
  • But fans didn't think the performances were on an equal playing field.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
  • This is the playing field of the CEO.
    — Liam Chrismer, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • The playing field clearly is not level — and hasn’t been for decades.
    — Daniel Foster, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Rendon is the gift that keeps on taking — as in games away from the playing field.
    — Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Both longed to return to the playing field, even if just for fun and not profit.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Again, baseball’s playing field needs to be more level.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
  • And the idea behind these laws is to level the playing field a little bit.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2022
  • So began the wait for the brothers to truly share a playing field.
    — Shane Hoffmann, oregonlive, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Now all the schools are on an even playing field and following the same guidelines.
    — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 13 Mar. 2020
  • Step back and find an even playing field to make the relationship last.
    — Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 14 Oct. 2025

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