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Examples of foul ball in a Sentence
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He was hit in the hand by a foul ball in the bottom of the fourth.
—Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 4 May 2024
He was struck in the face mask with a foul ball the previous innings but initially remained in the game.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1855, in the meaning defined above
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“Foul ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20ball. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
foul ball
noun
: a baseball batted into foul territory
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