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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Three Wheaton North starters were held scoreless, including four-time all-conference selection and program scoring leader Sara Abdul, one of two Falcons to foul out.
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Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Warner Bros International Television Production Key Shows Foul Play – High-energy prank show from TBS in which top athletes get one shot to pull off an unforgettable trick or foul out trying, from the creators of Impractical Jokers.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
This particular foul, though, proved costly as Claude fouled out, leaving USC without its floor general down the final stretch.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Brunson fouled out with 1:05 left in the fourth quarter.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Warner Bros International Television Production Key Shows Foul Play – High-energy prank show from TBS in which top athletes get one shot to pull off an unforgettable trick or foul out trying, from the creators of Impractical Jokers.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
This particular foul, though, proved costly as Claude fouled out, leaving USC without its floor general down the final stretch.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Brunson fouled out with 1:05 left in the fourth quarter.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Foul out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20out. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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