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 2017 seventh-round pick out of Georgia Tech has become of the NFL's best kickers, breaking the Chiefs' franchise record with a 62-yard field goal in 2022.
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CBS News, 15 May 2024
Harrison Butker is a three-time Super Bowl champion and one of the most accurate field goal kickers in NFL history.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
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CBS News, 15 May 2024
Harrison Butker is a three-time Super Bowl champion and one of the most accurate field goal kickers in NFL history.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for field goal
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“Field goal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20goal. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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