fair field
Example Sentences
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"Our players do not seek favours, they seek a fair field," said one prominent agent.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
It is apparent that that gentleman is not familiar with the customs in the fair field of academia.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The occurrence: In a fair field of turnips near Lyme Regis* grazed Nelly, a young mother cow.
From Time Magazine Archive
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We like a fair field and no auxiliaries; and we are here to do battle for the memory and fair fame of Michael Scott, Doctor Faustus, and the renowned Cornelius Agrippa.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 by Various
Give me a fair field and no favour, and I pledge my word to win you to yourself.
From Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy by Wells, David Dwight