How to Use foiled in a Sentence

foiled

adjective

• The foiled fourth-down pass with 46 seconds left squashed the Badgers’ last hope.
  — Steve Megargee, chicagotribune.com, 5 Dec. 2020
• The foiled garlic head can be placed in a muffin tin for easy cleanup.
  — Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2021
• And if that weren't enough, there was a foiled plot to storm the capitol and kidnap the governor.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 15 Oct. 2020
• The foiled robbers snatched a wallet from the Volvo and returned to the Mercedes.
  — Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2020
• He was also linked to a foiled 2009 bomb plot against the New York subway system.
  — Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY, 23 May 2017
• The Silver Bells Dress Shine on all season long in this frosty metallic foiled frock!
  — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2021
• Wear the topper alone for the most subtle sparkle, or the cream and powder together for foiled eye look.
  — Monica Schipper, ELLE, 20 Oct. 2022
• And just this month, Amal Clooney selected one of his foiled creations — with an extra-long train — for the Met Gala.
  — refinery29.com, 31 May 2018
• Hundreds of arrests, foiled killings, and vast asset seizures.
  — David Meyer, Fortune, 8 June 2021
• The foiled attempt to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sits on her mind.
  — Chris Sikich, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Oct. 2020
• The tip has swirls of blue and green plus silver abstract lines that give it an effect similar to foiled nails.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 11 Feb. 2022
• It’s an easygoing tale of a Christmas gathering and a foiled attempt to fool the wily sleuth.
  — Hillel Italie, chicagotribune.com, 5 Oct. 2020
• Trump has acknowledged his foiled effort to reach the Capitol.
  — Carol D. Leonnig, Washington Post, 1 July 2022
• Earlier this month three other men were sentenced in Michigan state court as part of the foiled plot.
  — Ben Kesling, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2022
• Also on the shelves (or soon to be) are a couple of engrossing tales about the opioid epidemic and a foiled hate crime.
  — Jim Kiest, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Nov. 2021
• But the foiled groom-to-be, undeterred, is already hatching plans to line up Colin Kaepernick to take a knee for him.
  — Dwight Perry / Sideline Chatter, The Seattle Times, 5 May 2017
• In 2010, he was detained and charged in connection with a foiled plot to fly cocaine to Liberia and Ghana from South America.
  — New York Times, 27 Apr. 2022
• And while no one dies just because of a threat, fake or foiled attacks can be terrifying, too.
  — Kelly Virella, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2018
• Khodaei was involved in a foiled plot to kill Israeli businessmen in Cyprus in the fall of 2021, according to some of the people.
  — Benoit Faucon, WSJ, 26 May 2022
• But the large, foiled chocolate pieces make a bigger statement and are harder to share, which means your Valentine can keep them all for themselves.
  — oregonlive, 31 Jan. 2022
• Last week, Bolsonaro distanced himself from a foiled bomb plot but the cops believe the culprit was inspired by the former leader’s call to arms.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 9 Jan. 2023
• That has contributed to a tense atmosphere in the capital Brasilia, with riots and a foiled bomb plot last week.
  — Reuters, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2022
• In the foiled plots studied by the Secret Service, 69% of the communications about the plans were observed by students, classmates or peers.
  — Luke Barr, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2021
• If true, the alleged plot would be the latest in a series of foiled operations against the government of President Nicolás Maduro.
  — Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2020
• The comments below both posts are a chorus of mourning: for last meals, past dates, foiled reunions, memories of routines.
  — Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2020
• And while thankfully no one dies because of a threat, fake or foiled attacks can be terrifying, too.
  — New York Times, 16 Mar. 2018
• Ty Garbin, 25, of Hartland Township, has cut a deal with prosecutors and is scheduled to plead guilty next week to his alleged role in the foiled plot, according to court records.
  — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 22 Jan. 2021
• The foiled attack came on a continent that has been hit repeatedly by terror in recent weeks.
  — Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 21 June 2017
• The mom and daughter duo go all out for Easter with items like Easter lollipops, foiled eggs, chocolate carrots, and an array of chocolate bunnies.
  — Dallas News, 2 Apr. 2021
• Smith reworked in forms of foiled silver fabric with screen print repeat motif woven into knitwear with citrus and sky blue.
  — Allyson Portee, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2021

Last Updated: 20 Aug 2024