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Examples of foul ball in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
He was hit in the hand by a foul ball in the bottom of the fourth.
—Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 4 May 2024
He was struck in the face mask with a foul ball the previous innings but initially remained in the game.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
Three foul balls later, Allen had struck out, leaving Butler at second.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
In Banana Ball, what happens when a fan catches a foul ball?
—CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
There was a 33-minute delay during the bottom of the eighth inning when home plate umpire Jeff Wright took a foul ball by Irish off his mask and had to leave the game.
—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 23 Mar. 2024
Where my friend Staci discovered the first foul ball quietly under her seat in the turmoil around us at a playoff game.
—Ellen Murphy, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
Bailey caught five innings, going hitless in three at-bats, in his first game back since being struck in his throwing hand by a foul ball.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
Vogel's at-bat was an 11-pitch affair with five foul balls.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 2 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1855, in the meaning defined above
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“Foul ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20ball. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
foul ball
noun
: a baseball batted into foul territory
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