How to Use foul trouble in a Sentence

foul trouble

noun

• Staying out of foul trouble has been a problem for the 22-year-old big man who logged 11 points, eight rebounds and five fouls on Friday.
  — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 July 2024
• The Heat are struggling with foul trouble and picked up its eighth turnover in the game.
  — Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 10 June 2023
• Dončić again struggled to find his shot, and played for much of the game in foul trouble.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 May 2024
• Part of the equation for the tough night was also foul trouble.
  — Eli McKown, The Arizona Republic, 13 June 2023
• The sophomore center got in foul trouble in the first half and went just 1 of 3 from two-point range.
  — oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2023
• The Suns have got to figure out a way to get him in foul trouble to force the hand of Nuggets coach Michael Malone.
  — Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2023
• Bad Bear, a member of the Crow tribe, got in foul trouble in the first half and managed just 11 points and six rebounds.
  — Joseph D’hippolito, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2024
• For the Jayhawks, the biggest thing is not turning over the ball and staying out of foul trouble.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2024
• Sure, she's struggled at times with foul trouble against the likes of 6-9 Brittney Griner.
  — Michael Marot, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2023
• Cochran, who sat much of the second half in foul trouble, scored the team’s first six points of the second half and finished with 11 points.
  — Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 3 Mar. 2023
• Rice was in foul trouble all game and finished with four points on 1 of 8 shooting (with two air balls).
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2024
• As such, the Friars could have the edge here if Tshiebwe gets into foul trouble.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2023
• The Cougars trailed 34-30 at the break; worse, their top player, Jordan Vasquez, found herself in foul trouble.
  — Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2024
• The game was altered by foul trouble for the Sparks and Lynx, who put up 20 and 18, respectively.
  — Marissa Kraus, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
• Clark scored a game-high 20 points, despite being shut out with foul trouble in the first quarter.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024
• Her foul trouble in the second half helped Bishop O’Dowd close to within nine points in the fourth quarter.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
• Both were in foul trouble early, then Disu left the game twice with injuries, but returned.
  — Mark Rosner, ajc, 18 Feb. 2023
• After Devo Davis went to the bench with foul trouble, Council took over for a bit and scored seven of his 10 points.
  — Scottie Bordelon, Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2023
• Kayana Traylor added 14 points and Kitley scored 12 points despite sitting a big chunk of the first half with foul trouble.
  — Tim Booth, ajc, 26 Mar. 2023
• Thanks to Love and others, the Heat survived Adebayo’s early foul trouble.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2024
• Braswell and Threadgill added just two points, and Reiber was the next man up on Saturday due to Jackson’s foul trouble.
  — Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 2 Mar. 2024
• Even though several players are in foul trouble, that hasn't slowed the Hooisers.
  — Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Mar. 2023
• Martin scored six points in the first quarter, blocked a pair of shots, got in foul trouble, sat out a good portion of the game and finished with eight points and four rebounds.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
• Leading scorer Tyson Degenhart spent most of the day in foul trouble.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2023
• Sacred Heart’s freshman point guard, Ny’ceara Pryor, was held to 12 points and was in foul trouble throughout.
  — Marisa Ingemi, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2023
• Slowed by foul trouble, Boston had just eight points and 10 rebounds as the Hawkeyes packed the paint, daring South Carolina to shoot from the outside.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023
• Jamal Murray shot laser beams out of his eyes with Nikola Jokic in foul trouble in the third quarter.
  — Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 12 May 2024
• Draymond Green played in foul trouble for most of the game, but managed 12 points, nine rebounds and eight assists along with a buzzer-beating half-court shot at the half.
  — Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2024
• Here’s an obvious one — Green’s foul trouble was a huge factor.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2023
• The Sparks fell into foul trouble early on, with four team fouls in the first quarter, but quickly came alive after a Rae Burrell three-pointer.
  — Marissa Kraus, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2024

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024