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
• 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
• Xavier led 54-49 and Ohio State's Zed Key was at the foul line.
  — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 20 Nov. 2021
• 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
• 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
• Edey, who has 10 points, has gone to the foul line twice and has missed both attempts.
  — Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Mar. 2023
• DePaul went 4-for-4 from the foul line in the final 46 seconds to keep the game out of reach.
  — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2022
• Conversely, Granada was 14 of 24 from the foul line for the game.
  — Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2024
• Michael Tombs sealed the deal at the foul line after the Cavs couldn’t convert at the other end.
  — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2023
• Both teams also shot at least 58% from the field and were 80% or better from the foul line.
  — Joe Reedy, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2023
• The Blue Raiders sealed the game at the foul line as the Roadrunners missed their final four shots.
  — Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Feb. 2022
• Jackson scored his 14th and career-high 15th point at the foul line to put the game out of reach.
  — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2023
• The expansion Raptors shoots 0-for-3 from the foul line.
  — Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2023
• The starting team throws the pallino into the middle of the court from behind the foul line.
  — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 21 Mar. 2023
• The senior from Randolph stepped to the foul line and calmly sank a pair of free throws.
  — Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Jan. 2023
• Jordan Skipper-Brown was icing the game at the foul line.
  — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2022
• The Bulls didn’t go to the foul line until only 35.8 seconds remained in the first half.
  — Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com, 23 Mar. 2022
• Free-throw record The NBA has never had a better season from the foul line.
  — Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2023
• In the second half, the gap in makes stayed large even as Michigan State was called for more fouls and went to the foul line less.
  — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Feb. 2022
• Wesley Trevino took a charge and went to the foul line with 7.2 seconds left.
  — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2024
• Kiah Key scored 22 points, hitting 4-of-4 from the foul line in the fourth quarter, to lead the winners.
  — al, 10 Jan. 2022
• Don’t look now, but Poeltl is also beginning to find a rhythm at the foul line.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Jan. 2022
• Scott looked on from the back, so did Brad, joining via FaceTime, as Bryan stepped up to the foul line one last time.
  — Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 13 July 2022
• Connecticut was 8 for 9 from the foul line in the period.
  — Doug Feinberg, ajc, 4 Sep. 2022
• The Bulls didn’t take a free throw until the 3-minute, 8-second mark of the second quarter and went to the foul line only 10 times.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2022
• But Patrick Williams’s potential game-tying 3-pointer was off, and the Celtics closed out the win at the foul line.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Nov. 2022

Last Updated: 5 May 2024