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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Even though Green had fouled out, and Brandin Podziemski joined him two minutes into the overtime period, the Warriors still had enough juice to win the five-minute nail-biter.
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 2 Nov. 2024
Gleyber Torres fouled out to right field, where Mookie Betts had to reach into the stands to make the catch.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
Napheesa Collier scored 22 points to lead Minnesota before fouling out with 13 seconds left in OT.
—Doug Feinberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2024
Taurasi had 10 points, four rebounds and three assists before fouling out of the game.
—Jacob Lev, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 2 Nov. 2024
Gleyber Torres fouled out to right field, where Mookie Betts had to reach into the stands to make the catch.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
Napheesa Collier scored 22 points to lead Minnesota before fouling out with 13 seconds left in OT.
—Doug Feinberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2024
Taurasi had 10 points, four rebounds and three assists before fouling out of the game.
—Jacob Lev, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Foul out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20out. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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