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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Towns attempted no field goals in the first quarter and had just two points entering halftime.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
UConn’s Chris Freeman showed off an NFL-caliber leg, kicking a 65-yard field goal.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
Harper made his first three field goals, grabbed three rebounds, blocked a shot and stole a Coby White pass in 10 minutes of floor time.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
Despite standing at 6-foot-2 and playing a game more suited for a forward six inches taller, Payton entered Friday night having made 16 consecutive field goals, the vast majority of them being opportunistic dunks and layups off smart cuts and putbacks.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
UConn’s Chris Freeman showed off an NFL-caliber leg, kicking a 65-yard field goal.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
Harper made his first three field goals, grabbed three rebounds, blocked a shot and stole a Coby White pass in 10 minutes of floor time.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
Despite standing at 6-foot-2 and playing a game more suited for a forward six inches taller, Payton entered Friday night having made 16 consecutive field goals, the vast majority of them being opportunistic dunks and layups off smart cuts and putbacks.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
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“Field goal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20goal. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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