How to Use foul line in a Sentence

foul line

noun

• The ball landed just inside the right-field foul line.
• The Panthers are 3-for-5 from the floor and 3-for-3 at the foul line.
  — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2023
• The rest of the Greyhounds were 1 for 7 from the foul line for the game.
  — James Weber, Cincinnati.com, 5 Mar. 2018
• Of Walker’s 21 points, 15 came in the paint or from the foul line.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Dec. 2021
• In the fourth quarter, the Bucks were 9 of 16 and the Hawks never got to the foul line.
  — Steve Megargee, ajc, 30 Oct. 2022
• Lake went 12-for-16 from the foul line, salting the game away from the stripe.
  — Scott Sepich, oregonlive, 11 Mar. 2023
• Gotta get to the foul line; gotta make more free throws.
  — Sam McDowell, star-telegram, 8 Mar. 2018
• Billings outscored the Wildcats 18-9 from the foul line.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 2 Mar. 2018
• But the cracks showed when Davis went to the foul line with a chance to ice it.
  — CBS News, 18 Mar. 2018
• Xavier led 54-49 and Ohio State's Zed Key was at the foul line.
  — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 20 Nov. 2021
• Spencer and Newton closed the game out from the foul line.
  — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2024
• Harris had 18 points and was 8 of 8 from the foul line.
  — Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, 9 Dec. 2017
• But the thing Padgett will like the most: His team was 19 of 24 from the foul line.
  — Jeff Greer, The Courier-Journal, 27 Oct. 2017
• Six of his points came in the fourth quarter -- all at the foul line.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 27 Dec. 2020
• White has a knack to get to the foul line with creative fakes.
  — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2025
• Colin Walls heaved it the length of the court and Nathan Aerts caught it at the foul line.
  — Mike Hutton, Post-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2018
• The Bulldogs didn't get to the foul line much, but made their chances count.
  — USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2018
• Couldn’t even play catch on the foul line, just how, like, kids do.
  — Joseph Person, charlotteobserver, 8 Mar. 2018
• Teams are scoring 24% of their points against us at the foul line.
  — Nubyjas Wilborn | [e-mail], al, 2 Mar. 2022
• The Celtics won in the paint, scored more in the fast break, and overall shot better from the foul line.
  — Mike Hart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 May 2022
• Dozier was 1 for 5 from the foul line in the fourth quarter.
  — orlandosentinel.com, 20 Sep. 2020
• Even the slightest thought at the foul line could prompt him to miss and end his run.
  — Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, 30 Dec. 2020
• The Heat outshot the Lakers from the field, on 3-pointers and from the foul line.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2020
• From the opening tip, the point-forward found her spots and forced her way to the foul line.
  — J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 6 Mar. 2022
• Speedy slasher who gets to the hoop and the foul line and sets up teammates.
  — Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2020
• Evans went 2-for-2 shooting from the foul line, the only trip the Ducks made to the line the entire game.
  — CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
• Think of it like a foul line in bowling, except the consequences play out in real time.
  — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
• The Longhorns’ 23-of-34 performance from the foul line helped keep the Tigers alive.
  — Dallas Morning News, 17 Feb. 2026
• The Bulls turned them into seven points and lived at the foul line long enough to swing momentum.
  — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
• The Huskies went to the foul line 12 times, but missed seven of them.
  — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026