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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Green Mountain finally got its first field goal with 1 minute, 47 seconds left in the half when Ella Cockrum drove for a layup.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
The 6-foot-4 junior from Australia was 10 for 18 on field goal attempts.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
The Crusaders held Pittsfield to just one field goal in the first six minutes and built a 13-5 edge through one quarter.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
Lelevicius attempted just one field goal in the final 16 minutes, and the Horned Frogs missed his scoring presence in the second half.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2026
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
The 6-foot-4 junior from Australia was 10 for 18 on field goal attempts.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
The Crusaders held Pittsfield to just one field goal in the first six minutes and built a 13-5 edge through one quarter.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
Lelevicius attempted just one field goal in the final 16 minutes, and the Horned Frogs missed his scoring presence in the second half.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Field goal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20goal. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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