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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Last weekend, nine of 14 games were decided by a touchdown or less (including five by a field goal or less).
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
With his father Carlos in the building and his twin brother Cayden on the floor with him, Cameron ended up with the same number of turnovers (three) as field goals.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
Travis Kelce, who had also lamented the Chiefs kicking a field goal at the end of the first half, countered that Tush Push argument by noting the Chiefs have a short-yardage option.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Dallas added a field goal, then Prescott connected with Ryan Flournoy for a short touchdown to cut the deficit to 10.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
With his father Carlos in the building and his twin brother Cayden on the floor with him, Cameron ended up with the same number of turnovers (three) as field goals.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
Travis Kelce, who had also lamented the Chiefs kicking a field goal at the end of the first half, countered that Tush Push argument by noting the Chiefs have a short-yardage option.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Dallas added a field goal, then Prescott connected with Ryan Flournoy for a short touchdown to cut the deficit to 10.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for field goal
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“Field goal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20goal. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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