foul up

Example Sentences

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But the Democrat, Daniel Schramm, later told reporters he would vote to certify on Wednesday, after having time to confirm that the foul-up didn’t disenfranchise any voters.

From Seattle Times

Mark Finchem, Republican candidate for Secretary of State, called the foul-up “unacceptable performance.”

From Washington Times

The payment foul-up comes amid an atmosphere of pronounced dysfunction for Washington’s beleaguered football franchise.

From Washington Times

His own error dropped him from third to sixth in Imola, followed by the Barcelona engine failure and the strategy foul-up that turned a win into a fourth place in Monaco.

From BBC

The foul-up was caused by understaffing and a lack of training at the gates.

From New York Times