Sentence examples for foil an attempt from inspiring English sources
A Fox News reporter took immigration enforcement into his own hands, lurking in the bushes along the US southern border to "foil" an attempt by migrants to enter the country.
The defensive use of force aims to foil an attempt to inflict a wrong.
Nadal takes the advantage again, prompting Murray to shout "Stay on your forehand!" at himself, before getting it back to deuce with a splendid stretch for a drop-shot to foil an attempted Nadal pass.
"An Israeli tank force foiled an attempt tonight to attack Israeli civilians or soldiers in the northern Gaza Strip," an army announcement said.
Ukrainian security officials said they foiled an attempt during a summit in Yalta in August 2000.
Security forces foiled an attempt by militants two weeks ago to retake control of a post in the Bezoti area of Orakzai.
Gen. Azia Abdul Karim said today [July 29] the government has foiled an attempt backed by the United Arab Republic to topple the current regime.
In April, it was reported that an intelligence operation had foiled an attempt by suspected al-Qaeda sympathisers to explode a chemical bomb in Britain.
Batkid, foiled an attempt by a penguin to kidnap Lou Seal, the San Francisco Giants' mascot, and saved a damsel in distress on cable car tracks.
ON AUGUST 10th the British authorities declared they had foiled an attempt to cause carnage "on an unprecedented scale" by blowing up transatlantic flights.
