How to Use foul of in a Sentence

foul of

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  • Oregon gives first foul of three to give with 6.5 to go.
    James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Wahl picked up his third foul of the game, with 17:24 remaining, and headed to the bench.
    Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2023
  • But the tide changed when Miller picked up her fourth foul of the game with 17.9 seconds left in the period.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Then, with 9:39 before halftime, McDaniel was called for a charge, his second foul of the game to send him to the bench.
    Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 7 Jan. 2023
  • An umpire review determined the baseball went just foul of the right-field pole.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2021
  • The Golden Eagles then turned the ball over and committed their seventh foul of the half, sending UW into the bonus for the final 7:49.
    Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2021
  • That was his third flagrant 1 foul of the playoffs, resulting in a one-game suspension.
    oregonlive, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Because she’d been warned earlier, she was assessed a technical, her fifth foul of the game.
    Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2022
  • However, Iowa center Monika Czinano picked up her fourth foul of the game with 1:03 left in the quarter.
    Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2023
  • But not every endorsement has gone smoothly, and Kardashian isn’t the only celebrity to have run foul of the SEC.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Glenn committed it with 11.6 seconds left for his fifth foul of the game, disqualifying him.
    Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Damian Rivera returned to the starting lineup after sitting out a 2-2 tie with Atlanta United and was cautioned after committing his first foul of the season in the fifth minute.
    Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 22 May 2022
  • Re-exporters of goods manufactured outside Britain have fallen foul of rules-of-origin regulations.
    The Economist, 13 Mar. 2021
  • That doing that could really run a foul of professional conduct rules because attorneys are gated to follow their client’s wishes.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 9 May 2022

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