foul out

verb

fouled out; fouling out; fouls out

intransitive verb

: to be put out of a basketball game for exceeding the number of fouls permitted

Examples of foul out in a Sentence

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Even though Green had fouled out, and Brandin Podziemski joined him two minutes into the overtime period, the Warriors still had enough juice to win the five-minute nail-biter. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 2 Nov. 2024 Gleyber Torres fouled out to right field, where Mookie Betts had to reach into the stands to make the catch. Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024 Napheesa Collier scored 22 points to lead Minnesota before fouling out with 13 seconds left in OT. Doug Feinberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2024 Taurasi had 10 points, four rebounds and three assists before fouling out of the game. Jacob Lev, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for foul out 

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of foul out was in 1896

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“Foul out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20out. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

foul out

verb
: to be put out of a basketball game for making too many fouls
three of our players fouled out
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