foul out
verb
fouled out; fouling out; fouls out
: to be put out of a basketball game for exceeding the number of fouls permitted
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Duncan Robinson scored 15 and Cade Cunningham had 14 before fouling out early in the fourth quarter.
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CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Jokic and backup big man Jonas Valanciunas both fouled out in the eventual win, leaving Adelman without a center at the end of overtime.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
Jokic and Jonas Valanciunas fouled out.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Mullins fouled out, but finished with six points, two assists, and a rebound.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
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CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Jokic and backup big man Jonas Valanciunas both fouled out in the eventual win, leaving Adelman without a center at the end of overtime.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
Jokic and Jonas Valanciunas fouled out.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Mullins fouled out, but finished with six points, two assists, and a rebound.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Foul out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20out. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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