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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Stokes tacked on seven blocks for her seventh game this season with three or more before fouling out.
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
But Kyle Hurt got Byron Buxton to foul out with two aboard to end the seventh inning and Alex Vesta struck out Lee with two on to end the eighth.
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Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
Plum fouled out midway through the fourth quarter after being held to four points in the third quarter.
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Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
But Kyle Hurt got Byron Buxton to foul out with two aboard to end the seventh inning and Alex Vesta struck out Lee with two on to end the eighth.
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Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
Plum fouled out midway through the fourth quarter after being held to four points in the third quarter.
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Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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.
—
Dan Zaksheske,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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“Foul out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20out. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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