foul line
noun
1
: either of two straight lines extending from the rear corner of home plate through the outer corners of first and third base respectively and prolonged to the boundary of a baseball field
2
: a line across a bowling alley that a player must not step over when delivering the ball
3
: either of two lines on a basketball court parallel to and 15 feet from the backboards behind which a player must stand while shooting a free throw
Examples of foul line in a Sentence
The ball landed just inside the right-field foul line.
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Herro finished with a game-high 32 points on 9-of-20 shooting from the field, 4-of-13 shooting on threes and 10-of-12 shooting from the foul line, 11 rebounds and seven assists.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
Nine-time All-Star center Anthony Davis also notched a double-double, with 21 points on 7-of-18 shooting from the floor and 7-of-9 shooting from the foul line, 12 rebounds, three assists and two blocks.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
The expansion Raptors shoots 0-for-3 from the foul line.
2004 — Brian Boucher of Phoenix posts his fifth consecutive shutout in a 2-0 win over Minnesota.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Colorado shot 50% (10 of 20) from the field in the first half and was 14 of 18 from the foul line.
—Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
Nine-time All-Star center Anthony Davis also notched a double-double, with 21 points on 7-of-18 shooting from the floor and 7-of-9 shooting from the foul line, 12 rebounds, three assists and two blocks.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
The expansion Raptors shoots 0-for-3 from the foul line.
2004 — Brian Boucher of Phoenix posts his fifth consecutive shutout in a 2-0 win over Minnesota.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Colorado shot 50% (10 of 20) from the field in the first half and was 14 of 18 from the foul line.
—Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Foul line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20line. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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