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'foul' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'foul' with 8 example sentences.


foul adjective

: (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines

: highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

: offensively malodorous

: violating accepted standards or rules

: (of a manuscript) defaced with changes

: characterized by obscenity

: disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter

: especially of a ship's lines etc

foul noun

: an act that violates the rules of a sport

foul verb

: hit a foul ball

: make impure

: become or cause to become obstructed

: commit a foul; break the rules

: spot, stain, or pollute

: make unclean

: become soiled and dirty


  • The referee called a foul inside the area. It's a penalty.
  • There was a strange, foul-smelling brown liquid in the waste basket.
  • He uses foul language whenever he gets angry.
  • The sanctity of this place has been fouled.
  • Smokers foul up the air.
  • Detectives don't suspect foul play.
  • We must get rid of this foul garbage right away.
  • No love is foul nor prison fair.
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