foiled

past tense of foil

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of foiled But Hunter wasn’t able to reap the benefits of the machine before Wednesday foiled the plan. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025 After the peloton foiled any early breaks, a 12-man group, which included most of the GC contenders, left the peloton behind close to the summit of El Vivero, 24 kilometers from the finish line. CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025 Bad snap foiled any chance for Carter Davis to do anything. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025 Aronofsky attempted a similar tactic on Kunis, but her friendship with Portman foiled his plan. Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for foiled
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foiled
Verb
  • Economic insecurity and political corruption have for years left many of Nepal’s youth frustrated, setting the stage for today’s protest movement.
    Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
  • As a baby boomer and an amateur genealogist, I am continually frustrated by the lack of interest my grandchildren’s generation seems to have in learning about their family history — particularly mine.
    Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One miscue was a fumble into the end zone from the two-yard line, which thwarted a long drive late in the third quarter.
    Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The original paint job to remove the city’s colorful LGBTQ+ pride intersection was thwarted by cars and rain — leaving a smeared mess of paint on the street that raised safety concerns.
    Abigail Hasebroock, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The investigation has been hampered by peculiar challenges, though, perhaps none greater than the fact that the entire city in which the crime occurred has vanished.
    Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Dry conditions have hampered quail reproduction across parts of Arizona, leading to concerns about future populations.
    Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Advertisement Advertisement But days after the shooting, authorities have yet to discover a coherent motive for the killing of Kirk—the founder of Turning Point USA and a popular figure on the American right—and experts on extremism are similarly baffled by the possible motivations.
    Richard Hall, Time, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The result is a set of policies that has baffled some China experts, or at least raised questions about the president’s stance on America’s friendly rival.
    Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Foiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foiled. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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