How to Use personal foul in a Sentence

personal foul

noun
  • Don't look to the streaming gods to call a personal foul on that one.
    — Matt Jancer, WIRED, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Taylor was called for a personal foul and then ejected from the game.
    — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2019
  • In the first half, Filsaime was flagged for a personal foul.
    — Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Asante Samuel had a stupid personal foul, but saved things with a late pick.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023
  • He got flagged for a personal foul that moved back the extra point attempt, and the try failed.
    — Charles Hollis, al, 28 Nov. 2020
  • The Sparks were called for 32 personal fouls.
    — John Davis, Daily News, 18 May 2026
  • Both teams finished with 14 personal fouls in the game.
    — Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Kyzir White had a hold, then a nice sack, then missed a big tackle and had a dumb personal foul.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2021
  • And yet, Serra bailed both out with its personal foul on the kicker.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2023
  • But last week his personal foul cost his team a shot at a 39-yard field goal on its opening drive.
    — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 12 Oct. 2019
  • Jones was called for a personal foul but it was offset on the play by holding by the Bills.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Shazier drilled him hard in the chest mid-slide to draw a personal foul and another time after a throw.
    — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com, 10 Sep. 2017
  • Derwin James was whistled for a huge third-down personal foul that wasn’t one.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Matthews was called for a personal foul on a block that moved a first-and-goal from the 8 back to the 21.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2019
  • Stoops told reporters of Rush’s tackle, which was flagged for a personal foul.
    — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 8 Sep. 2019
  • Jones — for the second time against the Sky — finished the game with five personal fouls.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 5 June 2024
  • Davis was assessed a 15-yard personal foul for the play, then ejected.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 7 Oct. 2019
  • And the personal foul on McGrone’s late hit moved the ball to the 2-yard line.
    — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 5 Dec. 2019
  • Robinson was called for three personal fouls before halftime, too.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
  • He was ejected with 14 seconds left in the third quarter for a personal foul.
    — Ben Thomas, AL.com, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Tramon Mark is suffering through this game with four points and three personal fouls.
    — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Texas State turned the ball over 13 times in the first half and committed nine personal fouls.
    — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
  • There were just five combined turnovers and 12 personal fouls, of which Xavier had only four.
    — Patrick Brennan, Cincinnati.com, 2 Jan. 2018
  • And a separate personal foul penalty on a third down led to Philly’s last touchdown of the half.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025
  • But two were clear reaches, and the fifth foul was a taunting technical, which in college counts as a personal foul.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Finally, the Gators were flagged for a personal foul that pushed back a field goal attempt even further.
    — Matt Baker, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Three of those penalties were personal foul infractions.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
  • But Darien Butler was called for a personal foul, giving the Utes a new set of downs.
    — Michelle Gardner, azcentral, 19 Oct. 2019
  • Colby Wooden got called for a personal foul on the play, which tacked 15 yards to the return.
    — Nubyjas Wilborn | [email protected], al, 18 Sep. 2022
  • Beaux Collins getting flagged for a personal foul at Texas A&M?
    — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026

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