Sentence examples for foil from inspiring English sources

He has stepped in to block controversial housing developments, using neighbourhood planning and the wishes of local communities as a foil.

Baste with the liquid for a minute or two, cover with foil and roast for 25-30 minutes, by which time the meat will have cooked to a rosy pink.

You can cover the cake with tin foil for the last 15 minutes if the top browns too quickly.

Wrap it in foil and off you go.

This was what we'd been led to expect – Dobson, starring in the reconstructions, had been trailed as the mature foil to youthful presenter Dan Snow, who steered the documentary segments; much of Armada's pre-publicity consisted of Dobson granting "exclusive" insights into the four hours she'd spent in makeup each day, layering on wrinkles, "leather-spots" and blackened teeth.

The cherry on top of the cake (OK, doughnut) is a sea salt honeycomb shard topping, a perfect foil to the rich filling.

To be honest, it's largely there as a creamy foil to the spicy spinach, so I don't feel too guilty about buying it in, though I will be attempting to improve my cheesemaking technique in the future.

Just a week ago I was speculating as to whether Mark Hughes or Andy Cole would be a better foil for Cantona.

Veggegirl's fresh coconut chutney was the perfect foil to a spicy vegetable curry, and kept well in the fridge for several days, as did Shan McAnena's Northern Irish Fifteens, while MizPepperpot's jerk pork goujons worked well for dinner and stuffed into pitta bread with salad the next day.

As he observes, a tight-fitting lid will do the trick rather less messily; if you don't have one, seal the dish well with foil before covering.

Remove from the oven, take off the foil and use to wrap the meat loosely.