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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That’s around the time Braun started establishing some offense by sheer force of will, getting to the foul line repeatedly.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 11 May 2025
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points and tallied eight assists in just 30 minutes of play, shooting 11-for-13 from the field and a perfect 11-for-11 from the foul line.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
With Gorski running from third, Machado fielded a grounder by Jared Triolo near the back of the dirt cutout and just inside the foul line.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2025
The Pistons foul at one of the highest rates in the league, and both Brunson and Towns will get their share of points from the floor and foul line.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 11 May 2025
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points and tallied eight assists in just 30 minutes of play, shooting 11-for-13 from the field and a perfect 11-for-11 from the foul line.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
With Gorski running from third, Machado fielded a grounder by Jared Triolo near the back of the dirt cutout and just inside the foul line.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2025
The Pistons foul at one of the highest rates in the league, and both Brunson and Towns will get their share of points from the floor and foul line.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Foul line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20line. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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