foul out
verb
fouled out; fouling out; fouls out
: to be put out of a basketball game for exceeding the number of fouls permitted
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Towns fouled out, Wembanyama split two free throws, Harper tied the game, and Brunson answered with another basket to put the Knicks back in front.
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Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
Cruz replaced Schlittler and walked the bases loaded, but escaped by getting Charles McAdoo to foul out to first.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 13 June 2026
William Contreras, who had three hits, fouled out to end the inning.
—ABC News, 13 June 2026
Nico Baumbach then fouled out to right.
—Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026
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Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
Cruz replaced Schlittler and walked the bases loaded, but escaped by getting Charles McAdoo to foul out to first.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 13 June 2026
William Contreras, who had three hits, fouled out to end the inning.
—ABC News, 13 June 2026
Nico Baumbach then fouled out to right.
—Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for foul out
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“Foul out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20out. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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