foul ball

noun

: a baseball batted into foul territory

Examples of foul ball in a Sentence

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Crew chief and home plate umpire Bill Miller called it a strikeout, only to overturn the call when third-base umpire Chad Fairchild suggested the foul tip hit the ground and should be a foul ball. Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025 Neto felt something on a foul ball in the eighth inning on Thursday night. Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025 Warming Bernabel came out of the game in the first inning after running into a pole while chasing a foul ball. Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025 But there was a long foul ball on a changeup that may prove just as memorable. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for foul ball

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of foul ball was in 1855

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“Foul ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20ball. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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foul ball

noun
: a baseball batted into foul territory

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