How to Use foul line in a Sentence
foul line
noun- The ball landed just inside the right-field foul line.
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The Panthers are 3-for-5 from the floor and 3-for-3 at the foul line.
—Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2023
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Of Walker’s 21 points, 15 came in the paint or from the foul line.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Dec. 2021
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In the fourth quarter, the Bucks were 9 of 16 and the Hawks never got to the foul line.
—Steve Megargee, ajc, 30 Oct. 2022
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Lake went 12-for-16 from the foul line, salting the game away from the stripe.
—Scott Sepich, oregonlive, 11 Mar. 2023
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Xavier led 54-49 and Ohio State's Zed Key was at the foul line.
—Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 20 Nov. 2021
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Teams are scoring 24% of their points against us at the foul line.
—Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al, 2 Mar. 2022
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The Celtics won in the paint, scored more in the fast break, and overall shot better from the foul line.
—Mike Hart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 May 2022
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From the opening tip, the point-forward found her spots and forced her way to the foul line.
—J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 6 Mar. 2022
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Edey, who has 10 points, has gone to the foul line twice and has missed both attempts.
—Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Mar. 2023
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DePaul went 4-for-4 from the foul line in the final 46 seconds to keep the game out of reach.
—Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2022
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Conversely, Granada was 14 of 24 from the foul line for the game.
—Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2024
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Michael Tombs sealed the deal at the foul line after the Cavs couldn’t convert at the other end.
—Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2023
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Both teams also shot at least 58% from the field and were 80% or better from the foul line.
—Joe Reedy, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2023
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The Blue Raiders sealed the game at the foul line as the Roadrunners missed their final four shots.
—Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Feb. 2022
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Jackson scored his 14th and career-high 15th point at the foul line to put the game out of reach.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2023
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The expansion Raptors shoots 0-for-3 from the foul line.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2023
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The starting team throws the pallino into the middle of the court from behind the foul line.
—Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 21 Mar. 2023
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The senior from Randolph stepped to the foul line and calmly sank a pair of free throws.
—Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Jan. 2023
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Yale was down by six with but 27 seconds to go, but the Bears could not put it away at the foul line.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2024
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Casey chased the ball, battling the sun along the way, and initially appeared to make the catch near the foul line.
—Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 7 Apr. 2021
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Jordan Skipper-Brown was icing the game at the foul line.
—Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2022
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The Bulls didn’t go to the foul line until only 35.8 seconds remained in the first half.
—Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com, 23 Mar. 2022
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Free-throw record The NBA has never had a better season from the foul line.
—Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2023
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In the second half, the gap in makes stayed large even as Michigan State was called for more fouls and went to the foul line less.
—Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Feb. 2022
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Wesley Trevino took a charge and went to the foul line with 7.2 seconds left.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2024
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Kiah Key scored 22 points, hitting 4-of-4 from the foul line in the fourth quarter, to lead the winners.
—al, 10 Jan. 2022
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Don’t look now, but Poeltl is also beginning to find a rhythm at the foul line.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Jan. 2022
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Scott looked on from the back, so did Brad, joining via FaceTime, as Bryan stepped up to the foul line one last time.
—Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 13 July 2022
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Barry is a slasher who can get to the foul line and make his underhand free throws, just like his dad.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 25 June 2024
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