fouls
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fouls
Example Sentences
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The audio showed that a number of other possible fouls had been considered, including Leandro Trossard on Pablo, with the VAR team flagging them to the referee.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
While weighing up whether to instruct Kavanagh to take a trip to the sidelines, England also looked at potential fouls by Trossard on Pablo and Declan Rice on Crysencio Summerville.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Throw in a stricter whistle from referees, who are less inclined to award fouls when Harden swerves out of the way to draw contact, and basketball’s great machine goes haywire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Ayton soon had company in the Lakers locker room after teammate Adou Thiero and Rockets guard Aaron Holiday were both ejected after receiving technical fouls with 1:11 remaining in the fourth quarter.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
But the ref wasn’t calling touch fouls and Nick and Trip were helping out anytime Ice went up in the air and brought the ball back down.
From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers
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