fielding
Example Sentences
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There are 85 high schools in LAUSD, with 69 fielding football programs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
On a typical day, Barton spends hours fielding texts and calls from contacts in think tanks, legislatures, Congress and the White House, his son Tim said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
It was felt, BBC Sport understands, that players would be left fielding questions they simply didn't know the answers to.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
“It was a beautiful day, and I decided I’m going to walk in the park, and I spent two hours on the phone” fielding back-to-back-to-back phone calls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Her fielding couldn’t have been worse, but we were piling up too many runs to take serious notice of it.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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