foul shot

noun

Examples of foul shot in a Sentence

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But Holiday threw the ball out of bounds on the ensuing possession, and Young made four late foul shots, including two that tied the game with 9.1 seconds to play in regulation. Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 Jan. 2025 Wiggins got aggressive, bullying his way to the line for eight foul shots in the third quarter alone. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025 The Trojans didn’t get to the free-throw line very often but did make nine of 11 foul shots to Illinois’ 19 of 21. Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025 At one point during the slide Friday, a group of upperclassmen Gophers huddled up on the court before foul shots as if to come up with something to help stop the bleeding. Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for foul shot 

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of foul shot was in 1902

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“Foul shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20shot. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

foul shot

noun
: a free throw in basketball
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