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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The game was far from over, though, with Draymond Green fouling out, and late Warrior fouls cutting the lead to 117-116.
Curry hit a pair of free throws with five seconds remaining, and Memphis was called for a five-second violation on the ensuing possession.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
Dončić fouled out of a must-have Game 3 with 4:12 remaining as the Celtics took an insurmountable 3-0 lead.
—C. Clark, D. Aldridge, S. Amick, F. Katz, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Kuhio Aloy fouled out to strand a pair of base runners.
—Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2025
Novak and Kayleigh Engle, both guards, picked up their fourth fouls late in the third (Novak fouled out) and Elizabeth Glover had four fouls.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
Dončić fouled out of a must-have Game 3 with 4:12 remaining as the Celtics took an insurmountable 3-0 lead.
—C. Clark, D. Aldridge, S. Amick, F. Katz, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Kuhio Aloy fouled out to strand a pair of base runners.
—Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2025
Novak and Kayleigh Engle, both guards, picked up their fourth fouls late in the third (Novak fouled out) and Elizabeth Glover had four fouls.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Foul out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20out. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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