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 49ers’ point total (23) was a modest one, in part because Jake Moody missed three field goals before connecting from 44 yards on the game-winner.
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Baltimore trailed by 10 points in the fourth quarter, 38-38, with six minutes left in regulation but came back on an Isaiah Likely touchdown and two field goals by Justin Tucker.
—NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
The seven-time Pro Bowler has converted 76.5% (13 for 17) of his field goal attempts.
—Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 1 Nov. 2024
The game started slowly with both teams struggling to convert drives into touchdowns, with their kickers – Chris Boswell for Pittsburgh and Greg Joseph for New York – each successfully converting three field goals to make it 9-9 at halftime.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Baltimore trailed by 10 points in the fourth quarter, 38-38, with six minutes left in regulation but came back on an Isaiah Likely touchdown and two field goals by Justin Tucker.
—NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
The seven-time Pro Bowler has converted 76.5% (13 for 17) of his field goal attempts.
—Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 1 Nov. 2024
The game started slowly with both teams struggling to convert drives into touchdowns, with their kickers – Chris Boswell for Pittsburgh and Greg Joseph for New York – each successfully converting three field goals to make it 9-9 at halftime.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Field goal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20goal. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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