foul shot

noun

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The Mystics hit 28 of 41 foul shots and Dallas made 26 of 32. Staff and Wire Reports, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2025 Haliburton finally found the scoreboard with 7:07 left in the third quarter through a pair of foul shots. Joe Vardon, New York Times, 17 June 2025 The interior duo also went a combined 12-for-16 on foul shots. Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 22 May 2025 The Warriors led by 11 with three minutes left after a pair of Draymond Green foul shots. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025 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 30 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

foul shot

noun
: a free throw in basketball
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