foil

Example Sentences

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The brokerage lifts this fiscal year’s operating-profit forecast for the Japanese company to 96 billion yen from 79 billion yen to reflect higher estimates for thermal solutions and high-frequency copper foil.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The four men were then seen being laid on stretchers, covered by foil blankets, and receiving medical attention.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

A series of them for ICCC’s production of “Antigone,” made for the 1969-1970 season, are essentially mixed media works, integrating materials like aluminum foil and cabinet liner paper.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Together, the two airlines said, they would pose a better foil to the giants United, American, and Delta, which had formed over the decades through their own big piles of mergers and acquisitions.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

Seven channels, if someone holds one end of the foil up in the air by the window, but that’s annoying.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle