foul

I asked for a review because I didn't think it was a foul.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

It's not the first time the cattle-farming politician has fallen foul of man's best friend -- he once threatened to kill Johnny Depp's dogs.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

A rare corpse flower, known for its massive size and foul stench, will bloom for just 24 to 48 hours.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Balogun, 25, was dismissed for serious foul play against Bosnia-Herzegovina in the last 32 and should have received an automatic suspension.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

The medical community believed the illness was caused by foul air, called miasma, rising from wet areas.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

In a shocking first half, Argentina committed more fouls than passes in the final third of the pitch.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

When fouls are studied like the Zapruder Film, even the slightest contact takes on proportions that countries like Sweden would simply prefer to live without.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

Brink, the only natural center on the team, averages just 17.5 minutes per game primarily because of her 3.7 fouls.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026

The team also committed 13 fouls to frustrate France and break up the flow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

So they called technical fouls on four of our players for leaving the bench and on Coach for unsportsmanlike conduct.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie

Having inured himself to the fouler demands of his job, Jovan must now contend with a more depraved, bleach-resistant form of refuse as a rogue insider splatters his workplace with sinister graffiti.

From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2017

"Foul as it is, Hell itself is made fouler by the presence of John."

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2016

The spirit of Marc Bolan is banished and a fouler one installed.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 12, 2016

Now the OKC point guard is probably in an even fouler mood: On Friday, the team announced he’s having surgery to repair a torn right meniscus and will be out “indefinitely.”

From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2013

Stones and dung and fouler things whistled overhead.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Many have experienced its foulest moods and nowadays can even record what they’ve seen on their smartphones, then share the footage online.

From National Geographic ● Dec. 15, 2023

But by 1850, his family said he was a "changed man", with the former leader describing slavery as "by far the foulest crime that taints the history of mankind".

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2023

In the early 1980s, I bartended at an Edward Gorey exhibit at New York’s Gotham Book Mart, serving some of the foulest red wine known to humankind.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2018

Friday is the 152nd anniversary of one of the foulest deeds in American history.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2017

Jefferson was guilty of “the blackest calumny and foulest falsehoods” during that bitter campaign.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

It was the law of the blocked road and the fouled well—a pig loose on the highway, a tannery poisoning a shared stream, gunpowder stored where it might ignite and level the block.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Egypt also thought Mohamed Salah was fouled in the Argentina penalty area, seconds before the reigning champions broke for the stoppage-time winner in a 3-2 victory.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

All of those properties stand close to Coronado’s wide, sandy beaches — which means they all face challenges as waters are often fouled by the northward flow of untreated sewage from greater Tijuana.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

Mitchell scored, was fouled by Smart and made the free throw for a three-point play and a 95-92 Thunder lead.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

Jimmy held his hand up because he had fouled the guy.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers

Adrien Rabiot: Lucky to stay on the pitch after fouling Ruiz having already been booked for an early challenge on Dani Olmo.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

The team from the land of Champagne, Renoir and haute couture has prepared for the tournament’s physical play, trash talk and persistent fouling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

But the victory came with an asterisk: Folarin Balogun, a Brooklyn-born striker who leads the team in goals, got a red card for fouling an opposing player.

From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026

Sithole's dismissal for fouling Brian Gutierrez was a simple decision for referee Wilton Sampaio.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

I’m always amused by commercials for banks which tout their personalized service, which service amounts to a poorly trained and badly paid cashier saying “Good morning” and then promptly fouling up your transaction.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos