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Examples of foul of in a Sentence
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The Huskies went the entire first quarter and most of the second before Nika Muhl was assessed the team’s first foul of the game, and Muhl’s three fouls singlehandedly accounted for a third of the team’s.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2024
The Mustangs had fouls to give and did so before their fifth foul of the quarter sent Fountain Valley’s Colin Risse to the free throw line for two shots with 0.5 seconds to go.
—Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 11 Feb. 2024
The Badgers committed their sixth foul of the half with 4.2 seconds left and their seventh with 3.2 seconds left.
—Journal Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2024
Los Angeles outscored Miami 15-2 at the foul line in the fourth quarter after the Heat committed its fourth foul of the period to get into the penalty just three minutes into the quarter.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2024
That was the 22nd foul of the game, and that included an intentional foul by the Bluejays with 6.7 seconds left to force the Aztecs to re-set.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2023
When Miller picked up her fourth foul of the game with 17.9 seconds left in the third quarter, the Wolverines took advantage of her absence by opening the final period with five straight points to trim the deficit to 56-49.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2023
Previously, teams shot one-and-one the seventh, eighth and nine team fouls (non-shooting) of each half before getting two shots on the 10th foul of the half.
—Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 15 May 2023
Previously two free throws, known as the double bonus, were awarded on the 10th foul of a half.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1596, in the meaning defined above
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“Foul of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20of. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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foul of
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