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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Nico Baumbach then fouled out to right.
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Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026
For Connecticut, Aneesah Morrow led the Sun with 20 points and 13 rebounds despite fouling out.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 2 June 2026
One runner scored and another advanced to third, later scoring on a foul out to left field.
—Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Donovan Mitchell finished with 26 points, eight assists and seven rebounds before fouling out for Cleveland.
—Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 18 May 2026
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Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026
For Connecticut, Aneesah Morrow led the Sun with 20 points and 13 rebounds despite fouling out.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 2 June 2026
One runner scored and another advanced to third, later scoring on a foul out to left field.
—Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Donovan Mitchell finished with 26 points, eight assists and seven rebounds before fouling out for Cleveland.
—Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 18 May 2026
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“Foul out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20out. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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