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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The same game, Conroy, serving as the first-base umpire, failed to get out of the way of a line drive down the foul line, turning a potential extra-base RBI hit from Brett Wisely into an inning-ending out.
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Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 21 July 2024
Catonsville forced 13 turnovers in the first half and trimmed the deficit to 27-20 at halftime, despite going 7-for-15 from the foul line in the half.
—Craig J. Clary, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2024
As third baseman Kiké Hernández charged on Marsh’s bunt up the foul line, Bohm and shortstop Miguel Rojas raced toward the bag at third.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
Ware, who learned earlier in the day that he was selected for the All-Summer League First Team, finished with 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting from the field and 5-of-6 shooting from the foul line, 10 rebounds and one block.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 23 July 2024
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Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 21 July 2024
Catonsville forced 13 turnovers in the first half and trimmed the deficit to 27-20 at halftime, despite going 7-for-15 from the foul line in the half.
—Craig J. Clary, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2024
As third baseman Kiké Hernández charged on Marsh’s bunt up the foul line, Bohm and shortstop Miguel Rojas raced toward the bag at third.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
Ware, who learned earlier in the day that he was selected for the All-Summer League First Team, finished with 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting from the field and 5-of-6 shooting from the foul line, 10 rebounds and one block.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 23 July 2024
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“Foul line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20line. Accessed 7 Sep. 2024.
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