foul play

Example Sentences

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An autopsy did not reveal any evidence of foul play.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

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

Last season the Premier League's Key Match Incidents Panel deemed there had been seven errors on serious foul play.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

The UK government last year ruled out foul play.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

But Dell knew in his heart that the twelve-year-old hadn't met with any kind of foul play.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan