foul of

preposition

: afoul of

he fell foul of the law

ran foul of a hidden reef

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The Huskies went the entire first quarter and most of the second before Nika Muhl was assessed the team’s first foul of the game, and Muhl’s three fouls singlehandedly accounted for a third of the team’s. —

Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2024 The Mustangs had fouls to give and did so before their fifth foul of the quarter sent Fountain Valley’s Colin Risse to the free throw line for two shots with 0.5 seconds to go. —

Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 11 Feb. 2024 The Badgers committed their sixth foul of the half with 4.2 seconds left and their seventh with 3.2 seconds left. —

Journal Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2024 Los Angeles outscored Miami 15-2 at the foul line in the fourth quarter after the Heat committed its fourth foul of the period to get into the penalty just three minutes into the quarter. —

Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for foul of