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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Bellinger made the final out of the eighth by fouling out with two on.
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Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
May 21, 2025 Jaden McDaniels fouled out of the game, and Finch and assistant Micah Nori were in regular dialogue with officials James Capers, Tyler Ford and Mark Lindsay.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Brunson scored 22 points on 7-of-17 shooting before fouling out with more than seven minutes remaining.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025
Jaden McDaniels threw his arms up quizzically after several calls and fouled out midway through the fourth quarter.
—Anthony Slater, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
May 21, 2025 Jaden McDaniels fouled out of the game, and Finch and assistant Micah Nori were in regular dialogue with officials James Capers, Tyler Ford and Mark Lindsay.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Brunson scored 22 points on 7-of-17 shooting before fouling out with more than seven minutes remaining.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025
Jaden McDaniels threw his arms up quizzically after several calls and fouled out midway through the fourth quarter.
—Anthony Slater, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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“Foul out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20out. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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