How to Use foul play in a Sentence

foul play

noun

• There is no evidence of foul play.
• There were no signs of foul play or drugs on the scene.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 16 Jan. 2024
• No foul play is suspected, and the cause of death is not known.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 10 Aug. 2023
• At the time no foul play was suspected, and no drugs were found at the pool area.
  — Sam Reed, Glamour, 15 Dec. 2023
• Both girls had each been shot once to the head, but there were no other signs of foul play.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 28 July 2023
• White said there were no signs of suicide or foul play.
  — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
• Because the barrel was sealed and the man inside it was naked, the death is likely a case of foul play, the source said.
  — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2023
• No one was injured in the fire, and no foul play was suspected.
  — Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Feb. 2024
• There is no evidence that the blaze was the result of arson or foul play.
  — William Earl, Variety, 30 June 2023
• Law enforcement sources told the outlet there were no drugs found and the scene, and no signs of foul play were present.
  — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
• At the time, investigators said the body showed clear signs of foul play.
  — Juliana Kim, NPR, 25 Feb. 2024
• So far, the NYPD has not suggested the deaths are related, or the result of foul play.
  — Brock Colyar, Curbed, 25 Aug. 2023
• Coroner Mike West said foul play was not suspected in the man’s death.
  — Howard Koplowitz | [e-mail], al, 15 Dec. 2022
• As of now, the coroner has not found any evidence of trauma or foul play.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023
• There are no signs of foul play, violence or a struggle in the Ciriglianos' house, Rodwell said.
  — Sophie Reardon, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2022
• His cause of death has not been announced, but no foul play is suspected.
  — al, 5 Feb. 2023
• Sibley’s death has been the second death this month in the New York City area, in which a hate crime or foul play is suspected.
  — Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2023
• There was no evidence of foul play and no collision, the CHP said.
  — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022
• The cause of the fire hadn't been determined but the fire department said foul play wasn't suspected.
  — CBS News, 17 Nov. 2022
• Perry’s manner of death was ruled an accident and there were no signs of foul play.
  — Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024
• Police found no signs of foul play, the outlet reported.
  — Gabrielle Settles, USA TODAY, 15 July 2023
• There were no immediate reports of foul play or of a connection to the war in Ukraine.
  — Anton Troianovski, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
• The report says the death was accidental and that no signs of foul play were suspected.
  — Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2023
• Santos told Dateline that the police do not suspect foul play in Juan’s case.
  — Nicolás Viñuela, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2023
• While details on the death in Memphis were not released, a police spokesperson said there were no signs of foul play.
  — Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 24 Dec. 2022
• The police department’s homicide unit returned to the jail for the second time in as many days and found no initial signs of foul play.
  — Dan Morse, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
• In a matter of moments, Cazes would be tipped off that AlphaBay was down, possibly due to foul play.
  — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2022
• There is nothing so far that indicates the deaths are a result of foul play, according to Ashe.
  — Andi Babineau, CNN, 12 July 2023
• The general’s daughter (Swift) suspects foul play and wants Burt and Harold to find out who might have killed her father.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Oct. 2022
• Police have said multiple times that no foul play is suspected in the deaths.
  — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024