How to Use foul shot in a Sentence

foul shot

noun
  • James got the switch, pumps, gets Ezeli up in the air and gets fouled shooting a 3.
    Chris Fedor, cleveland, 1 Apr. 2020
  • Late in the fourth quarter, Williams banked home a drive and hit a foul shot.
    New York Times, 30 Nov. 2021
  • Ohio State is fouled three times, opts to shoot the foul shot and misses each time.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Trey Robinson was fouled on a 3-pointer and hit two of the three foul shots.
    James Weber, The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Morris added two more foul shots for a three-point lead.
    Pete Iacobelli, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Poeltl missed his second foul shot, but the ball caromed out off the back iron.
    Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Mar. 2022
  • Butler calmly buried three foul shots to put his team in front, but the Celtics were not done.
    Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2023
  • Oats got into it with the referees before the foul shot and that was it.
    Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 16 Feb. 2022
  • Bubba Parham made two foul shots to win it with four seconds left.
    Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Then Jarvis hit her foul shots and Newington missed its last shot.
    Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Ceesay added a foul shot and the Lions fended off New Town’s last chance in the final seconds.
    Jake Shindel, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The Mavs scored one point — a Dorian Finney-Smith foul shot — for the remainder.
    Dallas News, 30 Jan. 2022
  • Miller kept drilling foul shots down the stretch to ice the Midwest Region title for the Hurricanes.
    Dave Skretta, ajc, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Clark hit one foul shot, USA then tied the game, and eventually won in overtime.
    Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Coach Brett Brown has already said that Fultz will have to pass the foul shooting eye test before being cleared to play.
    Keith Pompey, Philly.com, 9 Dec. 2017
  • After each made foul shot, every player on the bench clapped, stood up and then sat back down in unison.
    Mark Medina, USA TODAY, 31 July 2020
  • Brandon Miller is 0-for-2 from the perimeter after going 0-for-7 at Auburn but has two points on foul shots.
    Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Julian Reese, a 58.6% free throw shooter, made both foul shots to increase Maryland's lead to five.
    Detroit Free Press, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Arkansas missed its last six shots, missed its last three foul shots and committed a pair of turnovers.
    Dallas News, 15 Feb. 2023
  • In between a Hawks foul shot midway through the first quarter, James darted across the court toward Bryant’s court-side seat.
    Mark Medina, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2019
  • But Clifford drained two foul shots with 20 seconds on the clock, setting up a chaotic full-court press and a Stevens takeaway.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2024
  • With the lead cut to five at 45-40 in the fourth quarter, Marchal rebounded a missed free throw after a teammate missed both foul shots.
    James Weber, The Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Eugene Omoruyi grabbed the rebound, and his foul shot accounted for the final margin.
    Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Feb. 2021
  • Mark Sears scored five straight points, including a 3-pointer off a missed Bediako foul shot for a four-point trip.
    Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 7 Jan. 2023
  • Freshman Max Christie delivered a key rebound with 21.7 to go and hit a pair of free throws after a Brad Davison layup and missed foul shot.
    Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 12 Mar. 2022
  • That play and ensuing foul shot gave the Spurs a three-point lead, moments after Walker had knotted the score with a 3-pointer.
    Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Apr. 2021
  • But Pippen missed what would have been a game-tying foul shot with 46 seconds on the clock, and Quinerly made both his free throws at the other end.
    Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al, 22 Feb. 2022
  • The violation led to a foul shot for Memphis’ Desmond Bane, which pushed the Grizzlies’ lead to 95-86 before play began in the final frame.
    Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Jan. 2022
  • Antetokounmpo made the foul shot to complete the three-point play.
    Rich Rovito, Star Tribune, 21 Feb. 2021
  • Xavier played almost the entire game in foul trouble and the Friars got 14 more foul shots than the Musketeers, yet Providence never led once in the game.
    Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 2 Mar. 2023

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