Sentence examples for a foil for from inspiring English sources

And every character is a foil for Stein's ultra-importance.

The skeptical Eleanor is a foil for such blowhards.

You seemed bland, a foil for your screechy, selfish friends.

Her vulnerability is a foil for other people's unpleasantness.

I like it as a foil for the heat of the togarashi.

Keith Gessen explains why McSweeney's is a "foil" for n+1.

Poulter is a rattling sabre, not a steady foil for a rookie.

A resurgent MS-13 has proved a potent foil for a president prone to dire warnings about undocumented immigrants.

A blood orange and pomegranate marmalade was a tangy foil for a rich foie gras appetizer.

And in a soup it is an excellent foil for a host of other fresh, green ingredients.

Their tangy flesh is a perfect foil for a rich, toasty crust.