Definitions

play the field

VERB

date more than one person

Synonyms

WEAK

flirt gallivant philander play around run around sow one's oats

Example Sentences

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Twins: Baldelli said Lewis wasn’t quite ready to play the field, as the DH continues to recover from a hamstring injury.

From Washington Times • Oct. 8, 2023

“I want to play the field every single day,” said Dickerson, who debuted at Nationals Park in 2013 while with the Colorado Rockies and has a 1.061 OPS in 120 career plate appearances against Washington.

From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2023

Taylor is on a throwing program to rebuild stamina in his arm and is scheduled to play the field in a spring game for the first time Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2022

Brewers: SS Willy Adames still wasn’t ready to play the field after playing designated hitter the previous two games against Minnesota as he deals with a sore left quadriceps muscle.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2021

He never played in more than 104 games of Japan’s 143-game season, chiefly because he typically did not play the field on the day before or after a start.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2021