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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Auburn’s adjusted defensive efficiency and effective field goal percentage are both top-15, with elite 3-point defense (29.6%) and block percentage.
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Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
In the second quarter, Golden State went five straight minutes without a field goal.
—Danny Emerman, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Even after Strong finally made a layup to put UConn on the board, the team struggled to find any offensive momentum before the first media timeout going more than three and a half minutes without a field goal.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
Before exiting the game, Watkins had not scored a field goal, shooting 0-of-2, but managed to record three points on free throws, along with one rebound and two assists.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 25 Mar. 2025
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Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
In the second quarter, Golden State went five straight minutes without a field goal.
—Danny Emerman, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Even after Strong finally made a layup to put UConn on the board, the team struggled to find any offensive momentum before the first media timeout going more than three and a half minutes without a field goal.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
Before exiting the game, Watkins had not scored a field goal, shooting 0-of-2, but managed to record three points on free throws, along with one rebound and two assists.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Field goal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20goal. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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