Words similar to afoul

Example sentences for: afoul

How can you use “afoul” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

In the Feb. 19 "Summary Judgment," when reviewing the reviews of Roy Jenkins' Gladstone , you understandably fell afoul of those tricky British titles of nobility.
Negotiated rate or service changes also may run afoul of the substantive standards prescribed for rates and mail classifications in the Reorganization Act.
To fall afoul of the tiniest law or custom is to issue orgy-invitations to the authorities.
But even the compassionate one isn't prepared to run afoul of conservative dogma to the extent of proposing spending tens of billions of additional federal dollars on education.
Many IRS officials say the drop stems from their fear of running afoul of the new niceness laws and getting fired.