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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Brunson fouled out with 1:05 left in the fourth quarter.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
Cyclones’ bigs Audi Crooks and Addy Brown combined for 60 points against TCU as star center Sedona Prince fouled out with zero points.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2025
Abalos, who fouled out with three minutes remaining, added 14 points for the Bulldogs.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
Mara added five rebounds — four offensive — and two blocks in a season-high 21 minutes made all the more critical by teammates Tyler Bilodeau and Kobe Johnson fouling out.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
Cyclones’ bigs Audi Crooks and Addy Brown combined for 60 points against TCU as star center Sedona Prince fouled out with zero points.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2025
Abalos, who fouled out with three minutes remaining, added 14 points for the Bulldogs.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
Mara added five rebounds — four offensive — and two blocks in a season-high 21 minutes made all the more critical by teammates Tyler Bilodeau and Kobe Johnson fouling out.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Foul out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20out. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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