Sentence examples similar to a string of foul from inspiring English sources

Ajax needed a string of fouls to contain their opponents during the second half.

I'm not going to hurl a string of foul-mouthed yet literate abuse at you or imply that you should die painfully in a fire while you are mauled simultaneously by giant hogs wearing flame-retardant suits.

The first half was marred by a string of technical fouls against the Eagles for taunting.

The incident is the latest in a string of events to fall foul of university "safe space" policies, with controversial speakers being banned from campuses for fear of causing offence to some students.

On Tuesday, in a rematch of last season's N.B.A. finals, James committed three fouls in a victory against Oklahoma City, ending a string of six consecutive games with no fouls and matching his total over the previous nine games.

Police, lawyers, judge and jury, all persuaded themselves, on crazy evidence, that he was behind a series of foul anonymous letters, and a string of midnight horse-slashings.

First, a string of national laws aimed at protecting the environment or human health have fallen foul of the WTO's dispute-settlement panels, beginning in 1995 with the very first case to be heard by one of these tribunals.

The Montana pipeline breach temporarily fouled a city's water supply and emerged as the latest in a string of spills to highlight ongoing problems with maintenance of the nation's 61,000 miles of crude oil pipelines.

It has suffered a string of setbacks.

A string of Louisiana archetypes followed.

He let loose a string of expletives.