Sentence examples for not foil from inspiring English sources

But those huge multihulls did not foil, and the rub is that the AC72s were not supposed to foil either.

The residents of a Scottish town where a Texas oil baron would like to build a refinery want to sell the town; they do not "foil the attempts" of the oil baron to build the refinery.

True, but he was in center field on Saturday and could not foil the Apopkans as he did with a perfect game in pool play in the Series on Aug. 18.

Australians are used to ­finding scary things in their ­attics – ­funnel web spiders and tiger snakes, for instance – but not foil insulation that has been wired to the mains.

To Cruz, these are props that will feed, not foil, his compelling life story.

The economic downturn did not foil as many savings plans as the simple fact that people spent too much.

Some items exist in reality (reals), and others do not (foils).

Kennedy was not foiling a nuclear conspiracy to obliterate the West, or exploding serious organised crime.

Mr. White expressed relief that the Intrepid's return was not foiled by the elements again.

FISKE TAKES CREDIT FOR WINNING WAR; Admiral Says Germany Would Have Won If He Had Not Foiled Secretary Daniels.

Archives|FISKE TAKES CREDIT FOR WINNING WAR; Admiral Says Germany Would Have Won If He Had Not Foiled Secretary Daniels.