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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Caitlin Clark orchestrates offense Clark struggled to find her shooting touch Tuesday, missing 10 of 15 field goal attempts and seven of eight 3-pointers.
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James Boyd, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Clark scored Indiana’s first two field goals of the third quarter, a midrange jumper and another three, but the Sun kept the pressure on.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026
Golden State scored just eight points in the final period and made just one field goal, but survived because their 15-point second half lead was enough to absorb the collapse in a 76-72 win over the Storm.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
Algerian players this week received a tour of KU’s facilities, kicking field goals and throwing American footballs at the under-construction David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.
—Pj Green
june 13, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
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James Boyd, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Clark scored Indiana’s first two field goals of the third quarter, a midrange jumper and another three, but the Sun kept the pressure on.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026
Golden State scored just eight points in the final period and made just one field goal, but survived because their 15-point second half lead was enough to absorb the collapse in a 76-72 win over the Storm.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
Algerian players this week received a tour of KU’s facilities, kicking field goals and throwing American footballs at the under-construction David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.
—Pj Green
june 13, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
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“Field goal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20goal. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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