How to Use personal foul in a Sentence

personal foul

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  • The penalty was the Browns’ fifth personal foul of the game.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 8 Sep. 2019
  • Matthews was called for a personal foul on a block that moved a first-and-goal from the 8 back to the 21.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2019
  • And the personal foul on McGrone’s late hit moved the ball to the 2-yard line.
    — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 5 Dec. 2019
  • Allen was flagged for a personal foul late in the game.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Don't look to the streaming gods to call a personal foul on that one.
    — Matt Jancer, WIRED, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Walker took a seat on the bench with his third personal foul with 3:06 left in the third.
    — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2018
  • Grant Williams appeared to draw a fifth personal foul on the Greek Freak on a drive with 10:16 to go.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2022
  • It was set up by a 22-yard pitch-and-catch from King to Mark Pope that had a personal foul tacked on to the end of it.
    — David Furones, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Sep. 2020
  • He got flagged for a personal foul that moved back the extra point attempt, and the try failed.
    — Charles Hollis, al, 28 Nov. 2020
  • Jones was called for a personal foul but it was offset on the play by holding by the Bills.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Matthew Wilson ran for 5 yards and a personal foul penalty against the Cougars gave the Wildcats the ball on the 15-yard line.
    — Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Kyzir White had a hold, then a nice sack, then missed a big tackle and had a dumb personal foul.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2021
  • The Hawkeyes had seven personal fouls in the first quarter.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 2 Apr. 2023
  • But Darien Butler was called for a personal foul, giving the Utes a new set of downs.
    — Michelle Gardner, azcentral, 19 Oct. 2019
  • Taylor was called for a personal foul and then ejected from the game.
    — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2019
  • Asante Samuel had a stupid personal foul, but saved things with a late pick.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The Norseman aided South on the TD drive with a both a face mask and personal foul penalty.
    — Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press, 22 Oct. 2022
  • Colby Wooden got called for a personal foul on the play, which tacked 15 yards to the return.
    — Nubyjas Wilborn | [email protected], al, 18 Sep. 2022
  • The ball bounced directly to Bam Adebayo, who scored and drew the third personal foul on Lopez.
    — Ben Steele, USA TODAY, 22 May 2021
  • But last week his personal foul cost his team a shot at a 39-yard field goal on its opening drive.
    — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 12 Oct. 2019
  • Peters also was called for a personal foul on the play.
    — Josh Dubow, Houston Chronicle, 19 Oct. 2017
  • And yet, Serra bailed both out with its personal foul on the kicker.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Shazier drilled him hard in the chest mid-slide to draw a personal foul and another time after a throw.
    — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com, 10 Sep. 2017
  • Davis was assessed a 15-yard personal foul for the play, then ejected.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 7 Oct. 2019
  • The Indians were flagged for a personal foul that kept the Wolves’ last first-half scoring drive alive.
    — Mike Hutton, chicagotribune.com, 2 Oct. 2020
  • Two plays later, the Mavs moved inside the 5-yard line on a short run by Boothby and a personal foul against WM.
    — Eric Bem, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 26 Mar. 2021
  • The Tigers moved the ball diligently down the field and worked the clock, getting down inside the 10 after a personal foul on the Bulldogs.
    — Tom Green | [email protected], al, 10 Oct. 2021
  • The personal foul penalty brought Los Amigos down to the La Quinta five.
    — Andrew Turner, Daily Pilot, 10 Oct. 2019
  • The Monarchs were called for five personal fouls and 10 penalties overall.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Officials reviewed the play but opted to call Mathurin only for a personal foul.
    — Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024

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