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Example sentences for: foil

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These two are intended as a foil for the nonjudgmental main characters--the sort of fake liberals who proclaim tolerance out of one side of their mouths and issue snobbish put-downs of gays, blacks, and Brooklyn out of the other.
Tucker can be trying when the script isn't good, but he's a great foil for Chan--physically gung-ho and with supersonic timing.
But to sustain him as a viable comic foil through next November, we'll need to observe him in a more particular and nuanced way, or pray that he develops webbed feet, like Phoebe, and a quirky sex appeal, like Daffy.
He was the perfect foil for Marine cowboy Oliver North.
Pundit Central suspects that the forum holds a clue: The NewsHour format permits a more leisurely, nuanced discussion, while on Capital Gang Shields has to moderate four other guests and probably felt compelled to foil his fellow panelists' unstinting praise of McCain's performance.