foul shot

noun

Examples of foul shot in a Sentence

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The Pistons also won on Feb. 27, a 3-point overtime thriller set up by Jenkins’ three foul shots in the waning seconds. Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 5 May 2026 Avdija made two foul shots to make it 99-90 with 4:51 left. Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026 When shooting free throws, Leons took his foul shots lefthanded, and actually made 1 of 3 attempts. Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2026 Among those were two games with 14 foul shots — both against the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder, including Wednesday night’s 119-109 win at TD Garden — and another with 21, the most by a Celtics player since Paul Pierce in 2007. Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foul shot

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First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of foul shot was in 1902

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“Foul shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20shot. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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foul shot

noun
: a free throw in basketball
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