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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Indiana was similarly prolific to start the first quarter, making each of its first nine field goals and scoring 20 points on its first 10 possessions, or 2.0 points per possession.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Alabama reached Tennessee’s 32 with 34 seconds left, but after three incomplete passes, Will Reichard missed a 50-yard field goal attempt.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 22 May 2025
With at least 22 field goal attempts in 6 of OKC's 11 playoff games to date, Gilgeous-Alexander's volume is likely to once again be massive in Game 1.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Despite having more experience, Wright is considered the underdog to Fitzgerald, who made all 13 of his field goal attempts at Florida State last year.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2025
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Alabama reached Tennessee’s 32 with 34 seconds left, but after three incomplete passes, Will Reichard missed a 50-yard field goal attempt.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 22 May 2025
With at least 22 field goal attempts in 6 of OKC's 11 playoff games to date, Gilgeous-Alexander's volume is likely to once again be massive in Game 1.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Despite having more experience, Wright is considered the underdog to Fitzgerald, who made all 13 of his field goal attempts at Florida State last year.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2025
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“Field goal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20goal. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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