Examples of foul play in a Sentence
There is no evidence of foul play.
the coroner ruled that there was no evidence of foul play
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Once there, Glick quickly gathered information that contradicted claims the authorities had made in ruling out foul play.
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Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
No obvious signs of foul play were detected, per Fox 26 Houston.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
The identities of the two boys and their cause of death were not immediately released, but foul play is not suspected, according to WFAA.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2025
Police ruled out foul play and determined that Henry’s official cause of death was asphyxiation leading to heart failure.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
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Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
No obvious signs of foul play were detected, per Fox 26 Houston.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
The identities of the two boys and their cause of death were not immediately released, but foul play is not suspected, according to WFAA.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2025
Police ruled out foul play and determined that Henry’s official cause of death was asphyxiation leading to heart failure.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Foul play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20play. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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