field goal
noun
1
: a score of three points in football made by drop-kicking or placekicking the ball over the crossbar from ordinary play
2
: a goal in basketball made while the ball is in play
Examples of field goal in a Sentence
He kicked a 20-yard field goal.
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Decided by five points, the game could have turned out differently if Baltimore's star kicker Justin Tucker had been able to find the range on a pair of field goals and an extra point.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Romo finally missed After being perfect on field goals over the past month, kicker Parker Romo yanked a 43-yard field-goal attempt wide left midway through the game between the Vikings and the Cardinals.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 2 Dec. 2024
Advertisement The Bruins scored 58 points in the paint and dominated the Bulldogs in second-chance points, 21-0.
Fresno State shot just 27%, but 10 of its 13 field goals came from beyond the arc.
—Kalani Takase, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
While Carlson was just 1-for-4 on field goals at that point, all three of his misses were 55 yards or longer.
—Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 30 Nov. 2024
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Romo finally missed After being perfect on field goals over the past month, kicker Parker Romo yanked a 43-yard field-goal attempt wide left midway through the game between the Vikings and the Cardinals.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 2 Dec. 2024
Advertisement The Bruins scored 58 points in the paint and dominated the Bulldogs in second-chance points, 21-0.
Fresno State shot just 27%, but 10 of its 13 field goals came from beyond the arc.
—Kalani Takase, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
While Carlson was just 1-for-4 on field goals at that point, all three of his misses were 55 yards or longer.
—Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Field goal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20goal. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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