foy

chiefly Scottish

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • In other words, the amount of money people believe is in the account—whether the total is based solely on the initial $1,000 deposit or on additional contributions—will be less than the actual balance.
    Noreen Sugrue, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • Co-produced by Lorde and Jim-E Stack, Virgin also features contributions from Daniel Nigro, Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, Blood Orange’s Devonté Hynes, Fabiana Palladino, Buddy Ross, and Inc.
    Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Its grant cancellations are being challenged in court.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
  • In March, the school acquiesced to a list of White House demands in a bid to win back $400 million in federal grants that were cancelled over antisemitism at the school.
    Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • The brand found a creative way to get a care package to Oliver Widger, a sailor who has gone viral for his journey across the Pacific Ocean with his cat, Phoenix.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 27 May 2025
  • For instance, by dressing up for date nights on video calls or sending handwritten letters, surprise gifts or care packages.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Noun
  • Those celebrating also pay zakat al-fitr, an alms-tax that goes towards those in need.
    Juliana LaBianca, Good Housekeeping, 26 Jan. 2023
  • In 2007, amid rising fuel prices and yet another economic crisis, Buddhist monks led mass protests in Yangon and other cities, overturning their alms bowls to signal disenchantment with the military junta.
    Hannah Beech, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2022
Noun
  • Southlake’s Gateway Church will lay off some of its staff members because of a drop in tithes, church officials announced in an email Wednesday.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2025
  • The wide-ranging punishments for such sinful behavior could include a prohibition on wearing gold and other precious jewelry, as well as large tithes to monastic orders and the poor.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • To forget or exceed herself takes the form of erotic dissolution and spiritual oblation.
    Saidiya Hartman, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2023
  • His father also contributed to oblation research in 1988.
    Hannah Drown, cleveland, 25 Nov. 2021
Noun
  • Moreover, the magnitude of the subsidy increased dramatically from 2019 through 2022, as its carbon price fell from -$62 to -$190.
    Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
  • On the chopping block are tax credits for residential rooftop solar installations, ending within 180 days of passage, and a subsidy for hydrogen production.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • On one hand, AMC’s offering is a clever tactic to lure people to the movies on a weekday that many will have off from work.
    Timeka Tounsel, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • In addition to a nightly communal fire and s'mores offering, guests have access to The Farmhouse Gameroom.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 19 June 2025
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“Foy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foy. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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