Example sentences for: foul

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

  • Says Deirdre Donahue ( USA Today ): "You end up wanting to quickly kill off Hannibal Lecter yourself, just to stanch the flow of foul language, repellent imagery and bloodshed."

  • He has to do everything--call pitches, throw out base-stealers, reposition infielders, chase down foul balls, calm pitchers, doctor the ball, establish a rapport with the umpire so he calls a big strike zone, chase bunts, run down toward first base to back up the throw from shortstop and, worst of all, guard home plate even if it means getting bowled over by charging opponents.

  • Keep some on your person, and when confronting the foul offender, produce them, pop a few into your mouth, and offer them to the co-worker.

  • What can a foul ball like that do to you?

  • Despite ancient fears of death's "miasma," the foul odor emitted by the body as it rots is innocuous.


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