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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Koren met with Rani’s physician and quickly ruled out foul play.
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Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Police said there are no signs of trauma and foul play is not suspected.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
Pitkin County Sheriff Michael Buglione said in October that there was no evidence that suggested foul play in the writer’s death.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
There were no signs of trauma on Hernandez’s body and no indication of foul play, Fort Worth police said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
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Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Police said there are no signs of trauma and foul play is not suspected.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
Pitkin County Sheriff Michael Buglione said in October that there was no evidence that suggested foul play in the writer’s death.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
There were no signs of trauma on Hernandez’s body and no indication of foul play, Fort Worth police said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Foul play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20play. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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