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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Tanner made 9 of 21 field goals and had four steals and four assists.
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ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
Without Daniels, the team combined to make just 16 field goals and no 3-point shots.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2026
The superstar wing grabbed nine rebounds but had as many turnovers (three) as made field goals (3-for-15, season-low 11 points).
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
But the Gators clamped down on defense to hold the Panthers without a field goal for nearly six minutes while Florida (27-7) went on an 18-0 run, featuring nine points by 6-foot-10, 265-pound center Rueben Chinyelu, en route to the highest point total in an NCAA Tournament game by the Gators.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
Without Daniels, the team combined to make just 16 field goals and no 3-point shots.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2026
The superstar wing grabbed nine rebounds but had as many turnovers (three) as made field goals (3-for-15, season-low 11 points).
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
But the Gators clamped down on defense to hold the Panthers without a field goal for nearly six minutes while Florida (27-7) went on an 18-0 run, featuring nine points by 6-foot-10, 265-pound center Rueben Chinyelu, en route to the highest point total in an NCAA Tournament game by the Gators.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
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“Field goal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20goal. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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