How to Use foul out in a Sentence

foul out

verb
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  • Muhl fouled out shortly after when she was called for an offensive foul.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The Lincoln defense held them to 5 and 7 points, respectively, and both fouled out late in the game.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Jaylen Wells led Memphis with a team-high 28 points, making six of seven three-pointers, before fouling out with seven seconds left.
    — Staff and Wire Reports, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2024
  • Syracuse nearly derailed the Huskies’ otherwise-dominant performance when Muhl fouled out with five minutes left in the game.
    — Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2024
  • With 1:45 remaining in the game, Reese fouled out, and the Tigers fell to the Hawkeyes by 7 points.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Top 1st Chris Stanfield fouled out on the first pitch of the ballgame.
    — Nubyjas Wilborn | [email protected], al, 25 May 2023
  • But a grounder to Holman and a foul out to first ended the inning.
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 3 June 2023
  • Reese also fouled out with less than two minutes on the clock, watching the rest of the game from the bench.
    — Trisha Garcia-Easto, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Evan Mobley had 12 points but fouled out in the fourth quarter . . .
    — Brian Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2023
  • Oden fouled out and Ohio State was on the brink of elimination.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Hartenstein played 27 minutes and fouled out late in the fourth quarter.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
  • Scott would then foul out of the game after hacking Nance, who was going up for the go-ahead layup.
    — Ryan McFadden, baltimoresun.com, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Amethyst Price added 10 points — six in the fourth quarter before fouling out.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2024
  • With a runner on first base in the seventh inning, Myers fouled out to first base.
    — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 12 Apr. 2023
  • JD Notae is called for an offensive foul out of the timeout.
    — Scottie Bordelon, Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 2021
  • Two Mission Hills players fouled out and five players finished the game with four fouls.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Connor Wong singled with two outs in the third before Verdugo fouled out.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2023
  • For the Mustangs, starter Kyle Ashman fouled out in the frustrating third quarter.
    — Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Doncic fouled out of the game late in the fourth quarter and many in the media questioned his maturity.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2024
  • Bona hasn’t fouled out since Feb. 16, largely avoiding the ticky-tack fouls that led to lengthy stretches on the bench earlier in the season.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Slawson returned … and fouled out with 10:01 to go … and was whistled for a technical foul.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The next day, even as the Bruins went to triple overtime against Pepperdine and two players fouled out, Clark never got off the bench.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Catcher Oscar Pegg snagged a pop foul out of the Washington Township dugout for the final out of the inning.
    — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 22 June 2021
  • Gassman was saddled with foul trouble and eventually fouled out of the game.
    — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Stevens later fouled out with four points, six assists and four rebounds in 24 minutes.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2024
  • The Cubs loaded the bases with one out in the first inning, but Cessa escaped most of the trouble after a sacrifice fly and a foul out.
    — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Peyton Watson had 23 points before fouling out for the Nuggets (0-1).
    — BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2023
  • So many Syracuse players fouled out that the officials let some of the players back into the game so the Nationals could keep five men on the court.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Bronny scored seven points, fouled out with a few minutes to play and was relegated to the bench during a 67-61 loss.
    — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Bona added 16 points and eight rebounds before fouling out with 49 seconds left.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024

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