foul up
Example Sentences
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In the end, though, neither an explosion nor a giant spill of fluid that could foul up waterways and the ocean occurred.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
“So for us to foul up those two, that part we know we can get corrected.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 1, 2018
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
We didn't foul up or shrink from the daring option.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 28, 2012
Some inmates, for example, would try to flush something huge, like a bedsheet, in hopes it might foul up the entire block’s plumbing or allow them to flood the gallery.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
