foul play

Example Sentences

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Nanos’s words offered a grim signal that foul play was involved in the disappearance of Guthrie, an 84-year-old with health issues who, her family says, relies on daily medication for survival.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Ashman's foul play saw a Scotland penalty become an Italy penalty - and another three points.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

“The individual is believed to be Nathan Smith, pending official confirmation by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office,” police wrote, adding there was no indication of foul play.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

The referee did not show Senesi a card having deemed it to not be foul play.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

Little Anna, as she was called, had not been well of late, and doctors had attributed her death to illness, because there seemed to be no evidence of foul play.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann