foul play

Example Sentences

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

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

In one viral TikTok video, members of a senior-living community accuse their ex-friend of foul play: taking tiles out of turn and refusing to reveal her “winning” hands.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Indian singer-composer Zubeen Garg's drowning last year in Singapore was accidental and there is no evidence of foul play, a coroner's inquiry has found.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

There were “no immediate signs of foul play or homicide,” according to Sheriff-Coroner Shannon D. Dicus.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

But who is there to advocate for a scythe felled by foul play?

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman