foul up
Example Sentences
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The pandemic, he fears, will continue to foul up his touring schedule.
From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2022
Draftees Slicker and Herbie go to boot camp and foul up everything, especially a rifle drill.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2021
“Losses are great because we’re living in a world that is very integrated with supply chains that have to be very efficient and effective, and when you stop them, things foul up and costs rise.”
From The Guardian • Feb. 17, 2019
Self-deleting messages can also foul up long-established record-retention practices and, for some federal employees, they may constitute a violation of the law.
From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2017
Some inmates, for example, would try to flush something huge, like a bedsheet, in hopes it might foul up the entire block’s plumbing or allow them to flood the gallery.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
