foul up

Example Sentences

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There remains the possibility that the tank will still explode or rupture in a massive leak that could send the chemical to foul up waterways and the ocean.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

The pandemic also fouled up — really, continues to foul up — the supply chain.

From Washington Post • Nov. 25, 2021

“Losses are great because we’re living in a world that is very integrated with supply chains that have to be very efficient and effective, and when you stop them, things foul up and costs rise.”

From The Guardian • Feb. 17, 2019

Self-deleting messages can also foul up long-established record-retention practices and, for some federal employees, they may constitute a violation of the law.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2017

I partly blame all those dopes that clap their heads off--they'd foul up anybody, if you gave them a chance.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger