How to Use upfield in a Sentence

upfield

adverb or adjective
  • Fernandes was stationed upfield to play just behind Sesko.
    — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • In the 36th minute, Christian Pulisic was dribbling upfield when Tim made a heady cut into open space.
    — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 25 June 2026
  • Earlier in practice, Mahomes began his 7-on-7 session with a quick pass to Kelce, who took it upfield.
    — Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Later, Mahomes moved right with the line before looking back left for a cross-field screen to Walker, who took it upfield and would have gone for a long gain in a live-game setting.
    — Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026
  • And this surely brought back some memories from Bills fans — the sight of Diggs catching the opening pass and moving upfield, for 15 yards and a first down.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Villa kept the ball in the opening 40 seconds, passing around the back unhurriedly and gradually moving upfield.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • Marina took advantage of a couple of penalties to move upfield, a horse collar tackle and a pass interference call where Saporito and Ramos took turns running the ball to move into scoring territory.
    — David Delgado, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025

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