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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a foul one" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is unpleasant, offensive, or morally wrong, often in a figurative sense.
Example: "The rumors circulating about her were not just untrue; they were a foul one that tarnished her reputation."
Alternatives: "an offensive one" or "a wicked one".
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Federal and state appellate courts have reprimanded him several times for misconduct in capital cases; in 1999, one federal court found that Mr. Macy had deceived the jury, made "mendacious closing arguments" and "crossed the line between a hard blow and a foul one" in a case.
"I would call that a foul," one of my daughters said.
Landry Fields, the Knicks rookie guard, had toned down his act by the second time he was called for a foul — one for three shots — in 64 seconds late in the third quarter Sunday.
The giants above have a court of their own, a foul one, led by the elongated General Fallon (Bill Nighy), who is outfitted with a second, smaller head, sprouting from his shoulder — a querulous noggin that is often at odds with its grander mate.
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The spirit of Marc Bolan is banished and a fouler one installed.
Oxlade-Chamberlain had been quick and direct at the outset – Ogbonna was booked for a foul on him; one of three first-half bookings for West Ham – but Arsenal pockmarked their football with loose passes and, for all their possession, they did not create many clearcut chances.
Streich's quibble was with the referee, Peter Gagelmann, showing Sokratis Papastathopoulos a yellow card rather than a red one for a foul on Philipp Zulechner.
"We're playing basketball, and there is a lot of contact that takes place," Bryant, who was given a flagrant foul one by the N.B.A. on Thursday, told TNT. "If you're going to be physical, you have to expect players to be physical back".
OK, they say it's a personal foul, one that took place after the play is over, so that means that SF still get the ball back.
He was hit with an offensive foul on one drive and — to his great dismay — called for traveling on another.
Mussina threw him a total of 16 pitches, and Everett did not foul one ball off, not even a harmless tip.
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