afoul
Example Sentences
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“Running afoul of tax laws can be a costly financial mistake,” Balcom said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026
The commission then determines whether the station has “served the public interest” and has not run afoul of the “rules and regulations of the Commission.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
The state Supreme Court this spring blocked the initiative on the dubious rationale that it ran afoul of a constitutional requirement that initiatives must be limited to a single subject.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
But Rossetti’s comments ran afoul of his boss, the Catholic archbishop of Washington, D.C., who announced Wednesday he had “removed” Rossetti from his position as an exorcist.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026
In Philadelphia, she heard stories about three different runaways who had run afoul of the law, for these stories were being told everywhere —North and South.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
