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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Going back to last season’s playoffs, Tatum has made only five of his last 23 field goal attempts when defended by Highsmith.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2024
Atak Haltom single season and career records at Haltom in the following categories: three point makes, total points, three point field goal percentage and free throw percentage.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Apr. 2024
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2024
Atak Haltom single season and career records at Haltom in the following categories: three point makes, total points, three point field goal percentage and free throw percentage.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Field goal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20goal. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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