field guide

Example Sentences

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He seems to have taken it not as a critique but as a field guide to the clientele he sought; he reread the book regularly throughout his life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

This can be helped by foraging with field guide to confirm species and avoid confusion, the Woodland Trust says.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2024

Now she’s well past the field guide and working on her master’s thesis.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2024

“Tortured Poets Department” is packed with new poets to read, bands to discover and weird vacation towns to visit, and here’s a brief field guide to the best of them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2024

I worked on some sketches for the field guide at the kitchen table.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen