foul ball

noun

: a baseball batted into foul territory

Examples of foul ball in a Sentence

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Four years earlier, a Texas Rangers fan died at that team’s old stadium after falling while reaching for a foul ball. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025 An Astros fan was relocated to different seats after ripping a baseball out of Mike Trout’s glove on a foul ball that went into the first row of the right-field seats. Sam Blum, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025 Seems like you should be allowed to keep foul balls. Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025 In the first inning of the Yankees' 11-4 win, Gleyber Torres hit a foul ball down the right field line. Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for foul ball

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of foul ball was in 1855

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“Foul ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20ball. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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foul ball

noun
: a baseball batted into foul territory

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