How to Use foul play in a Sentence

foul play

noun

• There is no evidence of foul play.
• There were no signs of foul play or drugs on the scene.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 16 Jan. 2024
• The victim is a man and there are no signs of foul play, OPD said.
  — Kalia Richardson, orlandosentinel.com, 7 July 2021
• No foul play is suspected, and the cause of death is not known.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 10 Aug. 2023
• Detectives searched the home in 2023 and found no hint of foul play.
  — Mark Price, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
• At the time no foul play was suspected, and no drugs were found at the pool area.
  — Sam Reed, Glamour, 15 Dec. 2023
• Both girls had each been shot once to the head, but there were no other signs of foul play.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 28 July 2023
• White said there were no signs of suicide or foul play.
  — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
• Deputies believe foul play was not a factor in the man’s death.
  — Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 1 May 2024
• Bolden Day believes foul play played a role in the death of her son.
  — Essence, 23 Sep. 2021
• Detectives said at the time that there were no signs of foul play or drug use in the case.
  — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 9 Feb. 2022
• It was ruled an accident at the time, with no signs of foul play.
  — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
• On the day of the competition, there may have been some foul play.
  — Leah Asmelash, CNN, 10 July 2021
• Harrion said the drowning showed no signs of foul play.
  — Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 1 June 2022
• The bad news is that no one can find any evidence of foul play.
  — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 25 Apr. 2022
• Because the barrel was sealed and the man inside it was naked, the death is likely a case of foul play, the source said.
  — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2023
• No one was injured in the fire, and no foul play was suspected.
  — Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Feb. 2024
• There appears to be no signs of foul play, police said.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2024
• According to the report, there were no signs of foul play.
  — Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2022
• Williams said there were no signs of foul play as of Sunday morning.
  — Audrey Jensen, The Arizona Republic, 28 June 2021
• There was no evidence of foul play when he was found in his cell.
  — Scott Nover, Quartz, 24 June 2021
• There were few clues at the scene and no indications of foul play.
  — Matthias Gafni, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Aug. 2021
• There is no evidence that the blaze was the result of arson or foul play.
  — William Earl, Variety, 30 June 2023
• Law enforcement sources told the outlet there were no drugs found and the scene, and no signs of foul play were present.
  — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
• There were no signs of foul play, police added in their statement.
  — Sandra Gonzalez, CNN, 27 June 2022
• At the time, the sheriff’s department said no signs of foul play or drug use had been found.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 9 June 2022
• Detectives found no signs of foul play or drug use in this case.
  — Good Housekeeping Editors, Good Housekeeping, 10 Jan. 2022
• The run up to the vote was also marred by allegations of foul play.
  — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 29 July 2024
• There were no obvious signs of foul play, officials said.
  — Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
• While Hackman’s age, 95, doesn’t make his death all that surprising, the precise cause has so far eluded authorities — despite there being no obvious signs of foul play.
  — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025