personal foul

noun

: a foul in a game (such as basketball) involving usually physical contact with or deliberate roughing of an opponent compare technical foul

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Louisville committed a personal foul penalty on a 1-yard reception by Mosley to set up a 57-yard field goal attempt with one second left. —

Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024 The scrimmage last week included a few turnovers, Rhule said, in addition to personal fouls committed by the offense. —

Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024 The Warriors had several injuries and the atmosphere on the field was becoming toxic – there were a half-dozen personal fouls and unsportsmanlike penalties called, along a targeting penalty on Pacifica. —

Steve Dulas, Orange County Register, 11 Oct. 2024 Wil Lutz’s 59-yard attempt went wide left, but a personal foul penalty on the Raiders gave Denver another chance. —

Sarah Kelly, The Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for personal foul