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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Kayden McGee ended it with a 25-yard touchdown run on the first play of the Rebels’ second possession of overtime after the Aggies had kicked a field goal to take a 26-23 lead.
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Nov. 2025
The teams exchanged field goals before Houston – which was playing without starting quarterback CJ Stroud for the third straight game due to concussion protocol – got a boost from its backup signal-calle.
—Patrick Sung, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
And Patterson has maximized his opportunity, connecting on 17 of 19 field goals -- including the game-winning 29-yarder in overtime against Washington -- and making 23 of 24 extra points.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Nov. 2025
Carolina has won three of its six games this season on a field goal on the final play by Ryan Fitzgerald.
—CBS News, 20 Nov. 2025
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Nov. 2025
The teams exchanged field goals before Houston – which was playing without starting quarterback CJ Stroud for the third straight game due to concussion protocol – got a boost from its backup signal-calle.
—Patrick Sung, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
And Patterson has maximized his opportunity, connecting on 17 of 19 field goals -- including the game-winning 29-yarder in overtime against Washington -- and making 23 of 24 extra points.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Nov. 2025
Carolina has won three of its six games this season on a field goal on the final play by Ryan Fitzgerald.
—CBS News, 20 Nov. 2025
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“Field goal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20goal. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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