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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
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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 17 Nov. 2024.
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foul of
preposition
: afoul of
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