'foil' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'foil' with 2 example sentences.
- foil noun
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: a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal
: anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities
: a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through
: picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
: a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button
- foil verb
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: enhance by contrast
: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
: cover or back with foil
The coup attempt was foiled at the last moment.
Investigators foiled a plot to hijack an airplane.