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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Despite rolling her ankle in the second quarter, Reese had her 10th consecutive double-double in the NCAA tournament, tying the tournament record, with 17 points and 20 rebounds before fouling out with 1:45 left.
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Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
In Game 6 against New York, Brown scored a team-high 20 points but committed seven turnovers and fouled out late in the third quarter as the Celtics were trounced 119-81.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 18 May 2025
Jalen Brunson scored 22 for the Knicks before fouling out with more than seven minutes left in the fourth quarter.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The Warriors kept Game 3 close on Saturday night but ultimately could not close out as Draymond Green fouled out and the defense suffered in his absence.
—Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
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Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
In Game 6 against New York, Brown scored a team-high 20 points but committed seven turnovers and fouled out late in the third quarter as the Celtics were trounced 119-81.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 18 May 2025
Jalen Brunson scored 22 for the Knicks before fouling out with more than seven minutes left in the fourth quarter.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The Warriors kept Game 3 close on Saturday night but ultimately could not close out as Draymond Green fouled out and the defense suffered in his absence.
—Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
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“Foul out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20out. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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