left field
Example Sentences
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The warning is not coming out of left field.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
“There are legitimate water quality threats that we need to attack and rectify in a regulatory manner. And then there are things that are out in the left field that just distract people,” Donley said.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026
The clear winner, out of left field, was Brazilian jiu-jitsu: a relatively new art accepted so rapidly that we already knew the basics from our Army combatives course.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2026
In the seventh, he pumped a heater to the top rail against Miguel Vargas, who stayed on top of the pitch to send a line drive to left field — and right to Call.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026
“After being with me. Except one. A very cynical man. Phil Resch. And he’s nutty; he works out in left field on his own.”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
