foul line
noun
1
: either of two straight lines extending from the rear corner of home plate through the outer corners of first and third base respectively and prolonged to the boundary of a baseball field
2
: a line across a bowling alley that a player must not step over when delivering the ball
3
: either of two lines on a basketball court parallel to and 15 feet from the backboards behind which a player must stand while shooting a free throw
Examples of foul line in a Sentence
The ball landed just inside the right-field foul line.
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Less than two minutes later, the 22-year old cashed in another shot from the foul line.
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Tony East, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Dozens of security guards lined up on the foul line after the umpires consulted with the Padres bullpen, according to Sunday’s broadcast.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
Verdugo played a stellar game, perhaps his best in months, making a sliding catch with his bare hand near the foul line in the fourth to avoid things from getting worse for Gerrit Cole after the ace allowed a two-run homer while also reaching base three times for the first time since Sept. 1.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Already, a new A’s clubhouse is taking shape in left field between the foul line and the existing structures that house the River Cats and visiting minor league teams.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Tony East, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Dozens of security guards lined up on the foul line after the umpires consulted with the Padres bullpen, according to Sunday’s broadcast.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
Verdugo played a stellar game, perhaps his best in months, making a sliding catch with his bare hand near the foul line in the fourth to avoid things from getting worse for Gerrit Cole after the ace allowed a two-run homer while also reaching base three times for the first time since Sept. 1.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Already, a new A’s clubhouse is taking shape in left field between the foul line and the existing structures that house the River Cats and visiting minor league teams.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Foul line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20line. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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