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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Tampa Bay’s Chase McLaughlin also went 3 for 4 on field goals, while Carolina’s Ryan Fitzgerald went 0 for 1.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Jan. 2026
McLaughlin kicked a 48-yard field goal early in the fourth to extend Tampa Bay’s lead.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Jan. 2026
Jason Myers also missed a 47-yard field goal attempt.
—CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
The Rebels then marched down the field, with Lucas Carneiro hitting the game-wining 47-yard field goal with six seconds left in regulation.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2026
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Jan. 2026
McLaughlin kicked a 48-yard field goal early in the fourth to extend Tampa Bay’s lead.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Jan. 2026
Jason Myers also missed a 47-yard field goal attempt.
—CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
The Rebels then marched down the field, with Lucas Carneiro hitting the game-wining 47-yard field goal with six seconds left in regulation.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Field goal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20goal. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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