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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Two days after being held without a field goal for the first time in her career, Boston quickly rebounded from her poor outing against the Los Angeles Sparks and made her presence felt early against the Mystics.
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James Boyd, New York Times, 16 May 2026
The recovery was fueled the Sun’s young stars: Leger-Walker, Morrow and Rivers put up four points apiece over the first three minutes of the second, and each added an assist on three of the five field goals made during the run.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
Jesse Minter and Mike McCarthy inherit a rivalry built on field goals, grudges and games that look like they were filmed through cigar smoke.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026
Anonymous to overnight celebrity In last season’s first game, Matsuzawa made three field goals, including a 38-yarder in the final seconds, to beat Stanford.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 15 May 2026
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James Boyd, New York Times, 16 May 2026
The recovery was fueled the Sun’s young stars: Leger-Walker, Morrow and Rivers put up four points apiece over the first three minutes of the second, and each added an assist on three of the five field goals made during the run.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
Jesse Minter and Mike McCarthy inherit a rivalry built on field goals, grudges and games that look like they were filmed through cigar smoke.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026
Anonymous to overnight celebrity In last season’s first game, Matsuzawa made three field goals, including a 38-yarder in the final seconds, to beat Stanford.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 15 May 2026
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“Field goal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20goal. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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