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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Powell’s absence puts a lot of pressure on Harden to score with efficiency and volume, and Harden faltered in the fourth quarter in Milwaukee, compiling as many turnovers (three) as field goal attempts and points in the final frame.
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Law Murray, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Players waiting for after the buzzer for halfcourt heaves
Your field goal percentage doesn’t matter.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2025
Key moment Hidalgo had one field goal in the first half and Miles and Citron filled the void as the Irish outscored Pitt 27-12 in the second quarter and led by 16 at halftime.
—Dan Scifo, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Charlotte, a cocker spaniel, deserves a special shoutout for scoring a touchdown and a field goal simultaneously — a historic first for the 21-year tradition — for Team Fluff.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 9 Feb. 2025
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Law Murray, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Players waiting for after the buzzer for halfcourt heaves
Your field goal percentage doesn’t matter.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2025
Key moment Hidalgo had one field goal in the first half and Miles and Citron filled the void as the Irish outscored Pitt 27-12 in the second quarter and led by 16 at halftime.
—Dan Scifo, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Charlotte, a cocker spaniel, deserves a special shoutout for scoring a touchdown and a field goal simultaneously — a historic first for the 21-year tradition — for Team Fluff.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 9 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for field goal
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“Field goal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20goal. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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