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foul out
verb
fouled out; fouling out; fouls out
: to be put out of a basketball game for exceeding the number of fouls permitted
Examples of foul out in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Advertisement The next batter fouled out and the bases-loaded, no-out threat produced nothing.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
In what was her final college game, Reese injured her ankle in the second quarter against Iowa and still finished with 17 points and 20 rebounds before fouling out in the final two minutes of the game.
—Brett Martel, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2024
Cameron Brink had no fouls in the first half but fouled out with 8:10 remaining, and Stanford couldn’t get within single digits minus the Pac-12 Player of the Year.
—Jeff Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Oden fouled out and Ohio State was on the brink of elimination.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2024
With 1:45 remaining in the game, Reese fouled out, and the Tigers fell to the Hawkeyes by 7 points.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
Reese also fouled out with less than two minutes on the clock, watching the rest of the game from the bench.
—Trisha Garcia-Easto, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
Brink also fouled out in the Cardinal’s second-round win over Iowa State, but was thankful to end her career in her hometown even with the disappointing result.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
Similarly, Cameron Brink faced a great deal of backlash for speaking to the officials after fouling out of her game against Iowa State in the second round of the tournament.
—Lindsey Darvin, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1896, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near foul out
Cite this Entry
“Foul out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20out. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
foul out
verb
: to be put out of a basketball game for making too many fouls
three of our players fouled out
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