foul out
verb
fouled out; fouling out; fouls out
: to be put out of a basketball game for exceeding the number of fouls permitted
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Tennessee leading scorer Chaz Lanier fouled out with just 11 points.
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Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2025
And then Josh Gray, who leads the team with 5.4 rebounds per game, fouled out with 7:20 to go while the Tigers trailed by just six.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2025
Jaylen Brown and Derrick White fouled out trying to stop MVP contender Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who finished with 34 points and seven assists.
—Jay King, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
Holmgren would have fouled out with nine minutes left, but Westbrook didn’t get the whistle.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2025
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Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2025
And then Josh Gray, who leads the team with 5.4 rebounds per game, fouled out with 7:20 to go while the Tigers trailed by just six.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2025
Jaylen Brown and Derrick White fouled out trying to stop MVP contender Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who finished with 34 points and seven assists.
—Jay King, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
Holmgren would have fouled out with nine minutes left, but Westbrook didn’t get the whistle.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Foul out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20out. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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