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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The Warriors scored 23 points in the fourth quarter, including a nearly eight-minute span where the team was held to a single field goal.
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Kelly Iko, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Kicker: Bert Auburn, who had made 66 of 86 career field goal attempts, will enter camp as the clear favorite over FAU transfer Carter Davis to replace new Patriots kicker Andres Borregales.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
Orlando also capitalized on two defensive breakdowns under the Celtics’ basket, resulting in wide-open makes at the rim, and held Boston without a field goal for more than four straight minutes.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
Minnesota took 45 field goal attempts in the paint, making 28 of them, while the Lakers only took 28, making 13.
—Khobi Price, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2025
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Kelly Iko, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Kicker: Bert Auburn, who had made 66 of 86 career field goal attempts, will enter camp as the clear favorite over FAU transfer Carter Davis to replace new Patriots kicker Andres Borregales.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
Orlando also capitalized on two defensive breakdowns under the Celtics’ basket, resulting in wide-open makes at the rim, and held Boston without a field goal for more than four straight minutes.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
Minnesota took 45 field goal attempts in the paint, making 28 of them, while the Lakers only took 28, making 13.
—Khobi Price, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Field goal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20goal. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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