Examples of foiled in a Sentence
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In February 2021, a man was arrested for allegedly plotting to kill his ex-girlfriend and her brother in a foiled murder-for-hire scheme.
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María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
Rodgers hurt his thumb Oct. 9 during a foiled Hail Mary attempt on the final play of the Packers' 27-22 loss to the New York Giants in London.
—Steve Megargee, ajc, 24 Nov. 2022
The foiled takedown was more sophisticated than the barrage of digital assaults that have pelted the country’s critical infrastructure companies since the start of this year, said Victor Zhora, deputy chief of Ukraine’s State Service of Special Communication and Information Protection.
—James Rundle, WSJ, 12 Apr. 2022
Hail, Caesar! follows the foiled kidnapping of leading man Baird Whitlock (George Clooney).
—Hannah Malach, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Dec. 2022
Barry Croft, 47 years old, of Bear, Del., was described by federal prosecutors as the ideas man in the foiled 2020 plan to kidnap Ms. Whitmer, a Democrat.
—Ben Kesling, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2022
But similar attacks and foiled plots suggest electrical grids and other infrastructure across the United States have been targeted over the past decade.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 6 Dec. 2022
Rodgers hurt his thumb Oct. 9 during a foiled Hail Mary attempt on the final play of the Packers’ 27-22 loss to the New York Giants in London.
—Dan Gelston, ajc, 28 Nov. 2022
Rodgers hurt his thumb Oct. 9 during a foiled Hail Mary attempt on the final play of the Packers’ 27-22 loss to the Giants in London.
—Steve Megargee, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Nov. 2022
María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
Rodgers hurt his thumb Oct. 9 during a foiled Hail Mary attempt on the final play of the Packers' 27-22 loss to the New York Giants in London.
—Steve Megargee, ajc, 24 Nov. 2022
The foiled takedown was more sophisticated than the barrage of digital assaults that have pelted the country’s critical infrastructure companies since the start of this year, said Victor Zhora, deputy chief of Ukraine’s State Service of Special Communication and Information Protection.
—James Rundle, WSJ, 12 Apr. 2022
Hail, Caesar! follows the foiled kidnapping of leading man Baird Whitlock (George Clooney).
—Hannah Malach, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Dec. 2022
Barry Croft, 47 years old, of Bear, Del., was described by federal prosecutors as the ideas man in the foiled 2020 plan to kidnap Ms. Whitmer, a Democrat.
—Ben Kesling, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2022
But similar attacks and foiled plots suggest electrical grids and other infrastructure across the United States have been targeted over the past decade.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 6 Dec. 2022
Rodgers hurt his thumb Oct. 9 during a foiled Hail Mary attempt on the final play of the Packers’ 27-22 loss to the New York Giants in London.
—Dan Gelston, ajc, 28 Nov. 2022
Rodgers hurt his thumb Oct. 9 during a foiled Hail Mary attempt on the final play of the Packers’ 27-22 loss to the Giants in London.
—Steve Megargee, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Nov. 2022
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“Foiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foiled. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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