foiling

Example Sentences

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New York City police officers did both of those things last Saturday in foiling an attempted attack allegedly inspired by ISIS.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Interior Minister Gérard Darmanin praised the intelligence services for successfully foiling the first plot targeting the Games.

From BBC • May 31, 2024

In separate statements, they praised police for quickly responding and foiling the attack.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2024

When it cleared the planes to fly again in late January, it also imposed limits on Boeing’s planned production increase of Max planes, foiling the company’s latest attempt to compete with its European rival Airbus.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2024

The cadet laughed through the bullhorn, which made him seem as sinister as Poseidon was with Odysseus when he kept foiling his attempts to get home to Ithaca.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos