foul of

preposition

: afoul of
he fell foul of the law
ran foul of a hidden reef

Examples of foul of in a Sentence

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With almost an entire third quarter left to play, young Wizards center Alex Sarr picked up his fifth foul of the night at Chase Center. Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026 Minutes after Montreal’s Tomas Aviles was shown a red card for a foul of Pellegrino — which resulted in a lengthy injury delay and VAR review — Onni Valakari capitalized against the short-handed visitors with a rocket from beyond the box that found the back of the net. Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026 One biggie occurred with just under 9 minutes remaining and resulted in Vandy’s Devin McGlockton being assessed his second flagrant foul of the evening. Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026 Rudy Gobert picked up a technical foul and his fifth flagrant foul of the season — which will result in a one-game suspension against the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday — for a reckless closeout on a 3 by Wembanyama. Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foul of

Word History

First Known Use

1596, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of foul of was in 1596

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“Foul of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20of. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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