afoul

Example Sentences

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Whatever work your business hires your child to do, make sure it does not run afoul of any federal or local labor laws.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

“They’re people that, for whatever reason, have simply fallen afoul of Hegseth,” he said.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

He ran afoul of some in the orchestra and of its imperious head, Ernest Fleischmann.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

It has long been up to the Chinese authorities to determine where that line rests, and a range of artists, writers and activists have fallen afoul of it.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

The following Saturday, when I went to the Big Store to buy a bottle of pop, I ran afoul of Pooky Suggs.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam