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 Lions were able to run down the clock and kick the winning field goal as time expired.
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
Even the most aggressive analytic models suggested kicking the field goal.
—Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
The last-second field goal to win the game was one of the most exciting moments over Wild Card weekend, with Commanders kicker Zane Gonzalez converting a 37-yard field goal as time expired to clutch the win.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Former Panther kicker Zane Gonzalez banked in the game-winning field goal off the right upright against Tampa Bay.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
Even the most aggressive analytic models suggested kicking the field goal.
—Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
The last-second field goal to win the game was one of the most exciting moments over Wild Card weekend, with Commanders kicker Zane Gonzalez converting a 37-yard field goal as time expired to clutch the win.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Former Panther kicker Zane Gonzalez banked in the game-winning field goal off the right upright against Tampa Bay.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Field goal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20goal. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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