How to Use foul trouble in a Sentence

foul trouble

noun
  • Isaac Asuma dealt with foul trouble all game.
    — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Reese Nicol, who was in foul trouble, had nine points.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Clark had eight points while in foul trouble along with Dent.
    — CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Starters from both teams got into foul trouble in the third.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
  • For now, foul trouble wasn’t an issue.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
  • Dončić again struggled to find his shot, and played for much of the game in foul trouble.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 May 2024
  • McDaniels has to stay out of foul trouble.
    — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • The Kings were plagued by early foul trouble.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Part of the equation for the tough night was also foul trouble.
    — Eli McKown, The Arizona Republic, 13 June 2023
  • Aaron Gordon was in deep foul trouble.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
  • The Heat are struggling with foul trouble and picked up its eighth turnover in the game.
    — Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 10 June 2023
  • Scotty getting in foul trouble forced us to get into our bench.
    — Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Then a third, Nemo Turner, got in foul trouble.
    — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 4 Dec. 2025
  • McDaniels got in foul trouble early, which forced a trip to the bench.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Bumila quickly found himself in foul trouble, and was forced to take a seat briefly.
    — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Mast played just 17 minutes because of foul trouble.
    — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Towns displayed two-way dominance even through foul trouble.
    — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • Hart stayed out of foul trouble for the first time in this finals series, totaling just two.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 9 June 2026
  • The sophomore center got in foul trouble in the first half and went just 1 of 3 from two-point range.
    — oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Bidunga struggled with foul trouble for much of the game, finishing with four fouls.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Rice was in foul trouble all game and finished with four points on 1 of 8 shooting (with two air balls).
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Etute, another starting forward, was in foul trouble at that point as well with three fouls.
    — Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Edwards got into early foul trouble and finished with five fouls.
    — CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Edwards got into early foul trouble and finished with five fouls.
    — Tom Carothers, Twin Cities, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Both were in foul trouble early, then Disu left the game twice with injuries, but returned.
    — Mark Rosner, ajc, 18 Feb. 2023
  • The game hit a bit of an offensive lull as foul trouble sent UConn’s starters to the bench.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Clark scored a game-high 20 points, despite being shut out with foul trouble in the first quarter.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024
  • Isaac Johnson scored a team-high 15 points while dealing with foul trouble for much of the night.
    — Oc Register, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Colorado was in foul trouble early, racking up seven fouls in the first quarter.
    — ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Skyy Clark was held to seven points and limited because of foul trouble.
    — Janie McCauley, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025

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