foul ball

noun

: a baseball batted into foul territory

Examples of foul ball in a Sentence

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Yesterday was his 200th career strikeout, and all the others involved at least one called strike or foul ball. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2025 Case in point: The Texas Rangers spent $1.1 million to raise stadium railings from 33 to 42 inches after a fan died in 2011, falling 20 feet while trying to catch a foul ball for his son. Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 21 May 2025 The Red Sox defeated the Blue Jays, 4-3, after the fan's sweet catch — which was not nearly as sour as another Bichette foul ball of the recent past. Natasha Dye, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025 Four years earlier, a Texas Rangers fan died at that team’s old stadium after falling while reaching for a foul ball. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for foul ball

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of foul ball was in 1855

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“Foul ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20ball. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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foul ball

noun
: a baseball batted into foul territory

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