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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Ezra Ausar recorded a double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds before fouling out late in the game.
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Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
Marta Suarez added 16 points but was just 6 of 19 from the field and fouled out in the final minute.
—Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
Justin Pippen added 17 points before fouling out late, and Lee Dort led Cal on the glass with seven rebounds.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Couture, for his part, scored 27 points before fouling out.
—American-Statesman Staff, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
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Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
Marta Suarez added 16 points but was just 6 of 19 from the field and fouled out in the final minute.
—Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
Justin Pippen added 17 points before fouling out late, and Lee Dort led Cal on the glass with seven rebounds.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Couture, for his part, scored 27 points before fouling out.
—American-Statesman Staff, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
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“Foul out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20out. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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