Sentence examples for like foul from inspiring English sources

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"It doesn't look like foul play," a police official said.

It feels like foul trouble will be an issue.

"It was a restraint, but at the same time, it was like foul play," said Antonio Reeder, 17, a classmate.

Thousands have sued over damage from Chinese drywall installed in homes that has caused problems like foul odors and corrosion of pipes.

Sounds silly or at least unlikely for the world's fourth-ranked player, but he popped up two of Nadal's serves, like foul balls in American baseball.

It can be "bracing, like foul weather", says Mr Derbyshire, who grew up in England.One can take this argument too far.

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With two out, nobody on and a 2-2 count in the ninth, Luke Appling, the Hall of Fame shortstop who often fouled off pitches he didn't like, fouled off several of Feller's pitches.

Grand promises by recruiters have been part of military lore for generations, like foul-mouthed top sergeants and breakfasts of creamed chipped beef on toast.

A single player may bat for hours or even all day, gamely hitting defensive shots (something like fouling off pitches in baseball) in hopes of securing a draw.

But it is perfectly possible to violate an auxiliary rule -- like fouling in basketball -- and still play the game.

Operational problems like fouling are discussed, and examples of troubleshooting with utilizing computational fluid dynamics as an useful tool are shown as well as a contribution to uniform fluid flow distribution.

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