foul play

Example Sentences

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Jeremy, Bath: By that logic, virtually every single handball should be deemed no foul play as accidental!

From BBC • May 17, 2026

“But obviously the pattern of foul play continues,” Bouchouev said in an email to MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

The report confirmed there were no “obvious signs” of foul play and that “nothing seemed out of place or disturbed” in Brendon’s home, which appeared to be under renovation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Van Graan said that foul play incidents were missed in his side's semi-final loss to Bordeaux-Begles, and called for more consistency in the replays shown to the officials.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

When the girl’s stepfather, Henry Smith, noticed her disappearance, he suspected foul play and set out to search for her in the woods near the Negro community of Egypt Town just outside of New London.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez