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Discover LudwigThe phrase "so foul" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It can be used as an adjective phrase to describe something that is extremely unpleasant or repulsive. It is often used to express strong disapproval or disgust. Example: The smell in the abandoned building was so foul that we had to cover our noses and mouths to avoid gagging.
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So far, so foul.
Has England ever been quite so foul with patriotism?
Back then, things were so foul that Cleveland's Cuyahoga river burst into flames spontaneously.
How can comfrey leaves immersed in water for a few weeks smell so foul?
The water tasted so foul that the city distributed brochures with tips for drinking it.
Over the page, the scrapbook reads: "So foul and fair a day I have not seen".
As it turned out, the trip across the lake was cancelled because the weather was so foul.
Indeed, much of the country's population endures air so foul that it registers above 30 micrograms per cubic metre.
There has never been so foul an intent in the 40 years I have watched the World Cup.
The air turned so foul that on the very worst days birds fell out of the air and babies died.
Xing jokes that the stench of effluent is so foul it had caused all his hair to fall out.
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