foul

Example Sentences

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Already the state’s all-time scoring leader with more than 4,000 points, he’s learned to draw fouls with his aggressiveness and increased strength instead of relying on three-point shooting.

From Los Angeles Times

At a recent national championship, Ruohonen took it upon himself to litigate a blown call on a curling foul known as a hog-line violation.

From The Wall Street Journal

I must have radiated foul meanness of the most terrible kind.

From Literature

The Bundesliga is fierce in its own right, but it is rather telling that Woltemade has only been awarded four fouls in his last 11 top-flight fixtures.

From BBC

There was a further flashpoint in the fourth quarter when Hornets head coach Charles Lee was ejected after reacting furiously at a foul given against his team.

From Barron's