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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Without Jayson Tatum, prolonging the series now falls to three high-volume shooters in Jaylen Brown (17 field goal attempts Wednesday), Payton Pritchard (17 FGA off the bench) and Derrick White (16).
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Eight of the 17 point spreads are within a field goal either way.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
But Minnesota wins on a late field goal to deflate New York for good.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 15 May 2025
The Packers will travel to Chicago on Dec. 20 and play at either 3:30 p.m. or 7 p.m. Green Bay defeated the Bears, 20-19, in 2024 when Karl Brooks blocked a field goal on the final play of the game.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Eight of the 17 point spreads are within a field goal either way.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
But Minnesota wins on a late field goal to deflate New York for good.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 15 May 2025
The Packers will travel to Chicago on Dec. 20 and play at either 3:30 p.m. or 7 p.m. Green Bay defeated the Bears, 20-19, in 2024 when Karl Brooks blocked a field goal on the final play of the game.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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“Field goal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20goal. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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