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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The Horned Frogs made just one field goal in the final four minutes as the Cyclones extended their lead to 42-24 at halftime.
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Feb. 2025
Butker’s nine field goals are the most in Super Bowl history.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2025
Indiana gets buckets: ninth in offensive rating, fourth in field goal percentage, four players still averaging at least 15 points per game.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
Pranav Krishnan, a 6-5 sophomore, came off the bench and provided a big boost with six field goals for 12 points.
—Glenn Reeves, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Feb. 2025
Butker’s nine field goals are the most in Super Bowl history.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2025
Indiana gets buckets: ninth in offensive rating, fourth in field goal percentage, four players still averaging at least 15 points per game.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
Pranav Krishnan, a 6-5 sophomore, came off the bench and provided a big boost with six field goals for 12 points.
—Glenn Reeves, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Field goal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20goal. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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