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
The occurrence: In a fair field of turnips near Lyme Regis* grazed Nelly, a young mother cow.
From Time Magazine Archive
He might say that the game was called too soon, that various circumstances continually favoured his rival, that in a perfectly fair field he would have shown himself at least equal.
From The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn by Smith, William Benjamin
It is a pity some of the members of teetotalism do not undertake a proselytizing expedition to China, for in these intellectual entertainments of the people they would find a fair field for their labour.
From Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) by Lindley, Augustus F.
