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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With 1:45 remaining in the game, Reese fouled out, and the Tigers fell to the Hawkeyes by 7 points.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
Reese also fouled out with less than two minutes on the clock, watching the rest of the game from the bench.
—Trisha Garcia-Easto, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
Brink also fouled out in the Cardinal’s second-round win over Iowa State, but was thankful to end her career in her hometown even with the disappointing result.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
Similarly, Cameron Brink faced a great deal of backlash for speaking to the officials after fouling out of her game against Iowa State in the second round of the tournament.
—Lindsey Darvin, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Amethyst Price added 10 points — six in the fourth quarter before fouling out.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2024
Stanford achieved its goal of getting out of Maples Pavilion but will go no further, as senior post Cameron Brink saw her career end on the bench in her hometown after fouling out early in the fourth quarter.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
Four months later, in the final weekend of the regular season, Marshall finished with 26 points and 11 rebounds in a double-overtime win against Arizona after Watkins fouled out at the end of regulation.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
Gassman was saddled with foul trouble and eventually fouled out of the game.
—Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2024
Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
Reese also fouled out with less than two minutes on the clock, watching the rest of the game from the bench.
—Trisha Garcia-Easto, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
Brink also fouled out in the Cardinal’s second-round win over Iowa State, but was thankful to end her career in her hometown even with the disappointing result.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
Similarly, Cameron Brink faced a great deal of backlash for speaking to the officials after fouling out of her game against Iowa State in the second round of the tournament.
—Lindsey Darvin, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Amethyst Price added 10 points — six in the fourth quarter before fouling out.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2024
Stanford achieved its goal of getting out of Maples Pavilion but will go no further, as senior post Cameron Brink saw her career end on the bench in her hometown after fouling out early in the fourth quarter.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
Four months later, in the final weekend of the regular season, Marshall finished with 26 points and 11 rebounds in a double-overtime win against Arizona after Watkins fouled out at the end of regulation.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
Gassman was saddled with foul trouble and eventually fouled out of the game.
—Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2024
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“Foul out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20out. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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