foul shot

noun

Examples of foul shot in a Sentence

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Down 86-84 headed to the fourth, the Spurs did not allow the Rockets their first points of the frame until a pair of Durant foul shots with 7:47 to play. Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Jan. 2026 Texas can’t shake its propensity to foul, and Auburn made 29 of its 39 foul shots. Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 28 Jan. 2026 Los Angeles led by as many as 20 points, but Chicago closed to 81-80 on Nikola Vucevic's two foul shots with 6:42 left in the third quarter. CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026 Auburn made all ten of its foul shots in the fourth quarter. Arkansas Online, 16 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foul shot

Word History

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 4 Feb. 2026.

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foul shot

noun
: a free throw in basketball
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