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The phrase "a foil" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It refers to a character who contrasts or serves as a complementary figure to another character in a literary work or story. Here is an example: In the novel "Pride and Prejudice," the character of Mr. Darcy serves as a foil to the main protagonist, Elizabeth Bennett. While Elizabeth is lively and full of wit, Mr. Darcy is reserved and serious, creating a contrast between the two characters.
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She exists as a foil to Victorine.
I tried a foil technique one time.
It comes with a foil cutter.
A foil, or some funny thing.
Joe Frazier was not a symbol or a foil.
And every character is a foil for Stein's ultra-importance.
A foil, or some funny thing, the spoiler, or something".
"Now, he doesn't have Michael Bloomberg as a foil".
Has Dole decided to use Gingrich as a foil?.
Fimmel, as a foil to Swayze, doesn't help matters.
Planes fly because their wings are shaped like a foil.
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