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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Holiday halted Miami’s momentum with back-to-back threes – both coming off offensive rebounds by White and Al Horford – but the Celtics made just one field goal over the final four minutes of the first half and entered halftime tied at 50-50.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
The Bulldogs didn’t make another field goal until Hubbard’s final points of the night with 26 seconds left.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
On the other end, Hepburn didn’t hit his first field goal until knocking down a jumper with 3:06 left in the half.
—Mike Barber, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
The Horned Frogs didn’t make a field goal in the opening eight minutes of the first half; and after taking a 27-26 lead into halftime, TCU allowed Colorado to start the second on a 14-1 run in the first five minutes.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2025
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
The Bulldogs didn’t make another field goal until Hubbard’s final points of the night with 26 seconds left.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
On the other end, Hepburn didn’t hit his first field goal until knocking down a jumper with 3:06 left in the half.
—Mike Barber, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
The Horned Frogs didn’t make a field goal in the opening eight minutes of the first half; and after taking a 27-26 lead into halftime, TCU allowed Colorado to start the second on a 14-1 run in the first five minutes.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Field goal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20goal. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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