foul up

Example Sentences

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“The reason why you wouldn’t check a bag is that eliminates one of the foul-up points,” Brancatelli said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2023

What had seemed like abandonment turned out to be a pet-sitting foul-up, but the owner also needed help with some veterinary issues, said Kris Lindsay, who oversees the recovery center.

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2023

Verstappen was winner on merit in Imola and Miami, but in Spain and Monaco Ferrari lost what should have been wins, with an engine failure for Leclerc in Barcelona and a strategy foul-up in Monaco.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2022

Peter Erwin, a project manager for the congress, said there had been at least 23 deportations since then, including a man sent back by Germany as result of a bureaucratic foul-up.

From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2018

A mistake, maybe — a foul-up in the paperwork.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien