foul
Example Sentences
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He will beat you in the paint, on the foul line, behind the arc, and in the fourth quarter, if necessary.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
There’s also some whining about Gilgeous-Alexander baiting foul calls from referees—initiating contact and then putting on a Juilliard-worthy death scene—but in this he’s hardly alone.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Jeremy, Bath: By that logic, virtually every single handball should be deemed no foul play as accidental!
From BBC • May 17, 2026
However, I fear that you fell foul of the same allegation you made against this man with 22 times his salary.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
“And if your boy, Eddie, here sinks his foul shot, maybe he’ll use the million dollars to set you up in a business of your own!”
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
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