How to Use foul shot in a Sentence

foul shot

noun

• James got the switch, pumps, gets Ezeli up in the air and gets fouled shooting a 3.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 1 Apr. 2020
• Late in the fourth quarter, Williams banked home a drive and hit a foul shot.
  — New York Times, 30 Nov. 2021
• Ohio State is fouled three times, opts to shoot the foul shot and misses each time.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023
• Trey Robinson was fouled on a 3-pointer and hit two of the three foul shots.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2023
• Morris added two more foul shots for a three-point lead.
  — Pete Iacobelli, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Mar. 2023
• Poeltl missed his second foul shot, but the ball caromed out off the back iron.
  — Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Mar. 2022
• Butler calmly buried three foul shots to put his team in front, but the Celtics were not done.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2023
• Oats got into it with the referees before the foul shot and that was it.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 16 Feb. 2022
• Bubba Parham made two foul shots to win it with four seconds left.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 23 Feb. 2023
• Then Jarvis hit her foul shots and Newington missed its last shot.
  — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2023
• Ceesay added a foul shot and the Lions fended off New Town’s last chance in the final seconds.
  — Jake Shindel, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2024
• The Mavs scored one point — a Dorian Finney-Smith foul shot — for the remainder.
  — Dallas News, 30 Jan. 2022
• Miller kept drilling foul shots down the stretch to ice the Midwest Region title for the Hurricanes.
  — Dave Skretta, ajc, 27 Mar. 2023
• Clark hit one foul shot, USA then tied the game, and eventually won in overtime.
  — Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal, 22 Mar. 2021
• Coach Brett Brown has already said that Fultz will have to pass the foul shooting eye test before being cleared to play.
  — Keith Pompey, Philly.com, 9 Dec. 2017
• After each made foul shot, every player on the bench clapped, stood up and then sat back down in unison.
  — Mark Medina, USA TODAY, 31 July 2020
• Brandon Miller is 0-for-2 from the perimeter after going 0-for-7 at Auburn but has two points on foul shots.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 15 Feb. 2023
• Arkansas missed its last six shots, missed its last three foul shots and committed a pair of turnovers.
  — Dallas News, 15 Feb. 2023
• In between a Hawks foul shot midway through the first quarter, James darted across the court toward Bryant’s court-side seat.
  — Mark Medina, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2019
• With the lead cut to five at 45-40 in the fourth quarter, Marchal rebounded a missed free throw after a teammate missed both foul shots.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2023
• Eugene Omoruyi grabbed the rebound, and his foul shot accounted for the final margin.
  — Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Feb. 2021
• Mark Sears scored five straight points, including a 3-pointer off a missed Bediako foul shot for a four-point trip.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 7 Jan. 2023
• Freshman Max Christie delivered a key rebound with 21.7 to go and hit a pair of free throws after a Brad Davison layup and missed foul shot.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 12 Mar. 2022
• That play and ensuing foul shot gave the Spurs a three-point lead, moments after Walker had knotted the score with a 3-pointer.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Apr. 2021
• But Pippen missed what would have been a game-tying foul shot with 46 seconds on the clock, and Quinerly made both his free throws at the other end.
  — Mike Rodak | [e-mail], al, 22 Feb. 2022
• The violation led to a foul shot for Memphis’ Desmond Bane, which pushed the Grizzlies’ lead to 95-86 before play began in the final frame.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Jan. 2022
• Antetokounmpo made the foul shot to complete the three-point play.
  — Rich Rovito, Star Tribune, 21 Feb. 2021
• Xavier played almost the entire game in foul trouble and the Friars got 14 more foul shots than the Musketeers, yet Providence never led once in the game.
  — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 2 Mar. 2023
• Bulls guard Justin Holiday, older brother of Jrue, was fouled shooting a three-pointer with 0.3 seconds left on the clock.
  — William Guillory, NOLA.com, 23 Jan. 2018
• In addition to awarding two foul shots for all common fouls, teams will reach the bonus when their opponent commits five fouls in a quarter.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 16 June 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024