How to Use foul line in a Sentence

foul line

noun
  • The ball landed just inside the right-field foul line.
  • The Panthers are 3-for-5 from the floor and 3-for-3 at the foul line.
    Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2023
  • The rest of the Greyhounds were 1 for 7 from the foul line for the game.
    James Weber, Cincinnati.com, 5 Mar. 2018
  • Of Walker’s 21 points, 15 came in the paint or from the foul line.
    Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Dec. 2021
  • In the fourth quarter, the Bucks were 9 of 16 and the Hawks never got to the foul line.
    Steve Megargee, ajc, 30 Oct. 2022
  • Lake went 12-for-16 from the foul line, salting the game away from the stripe.
    Scott Sepich, oregonlive, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Gotta get to the foul line; gotta make more free throws.
    Sam McDowell, star-telegram, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Billings outscored the Wildcats 18-9 from the foul line.
    Anchorage Daily News, 2 Mar. 2018
  • But the cracks showed when Davis went to the foul line with a chance to ice it.
    CBS News, 18 Mar. 2018
  • Xavier led 54-49 and Ohio State's Zed Key was at the foul line.
    Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 20 Nov. 2021
  • Spencer and Newton closed the game out from the foul line.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Harris had 18 points and was 8 of 8 from the foul line.
    Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, 9 Dec. 2017
  • But the thing Padgett will like the most: His team was 19 of 24 from the foul line.
    Jeff Greer, The Courier-Journal, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Six of his points came in the fourth quarter -- all at the foul line.
    Chris Fedor, cleveland, 27 Dec. 2020
  • Colin Walls heaved it the length of the court and Nathan Aerts caught it at the foul line.
    Mike Hutton, Post-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2018
  • The Bulldogs didn't get to the foul line much, but made their chances count.
    USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2018
  • Couldn’t even play catch on the foul line, just how, like, kids do.
    Joseph Person, charlotteobserver, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Teams are scoring 24% of their points against us at the foul line.
    Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al, 2 Mar. 2022
  • The Celtics won in the paint, scored more in the fast break, and overall shot better from the foul line.
    Mike Hart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 May 2022
  • Dozier was 1 for 5 from the foul line in the fourth quarter.
    orlandosentinel.com, 20 Sep. 2020
  • Even the slightest thought at the foul line could prompt him to miss and end his run.
    Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, 30 Dec. 2020
  • The Heat outshot the Lakers from the field, on 3-pointers and from the foul line.
    Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2020
  • From the opening tip, the point-forward found her spots and forced her way to the foul line.
    J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 6 Mar. 2022
  • Speedy slasher who gets to the hoop and the foul line and sets up teammates.
    Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2020
  • All 40 of his points came from inside the three-point arc or from the foul line.
    Callie Caplan, Dallas News, 3 Aug. 2020
  • Durr made three 3-pointers and Fuehring went 3 for 3 at the foul line.
    Danielle Lerner, The Courier-Journal, 18 Mar. 2018
  • Johnson had four steals to go with two points at the foul line.
    Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Edey, who has 10 points, has gone to the foul line twice and has missed both attempts.
    Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Mar. 2023
  • During a two-game stretch in late November, Durant made 11 of 16 from the foul line.
    Doug Haller, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
  • The Scouts’ high-low tactic often has Mordini in the high post, straddling either the foul line or the elbow.
    Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025

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