How To Use Foiled In A Sentence

He called the foiled butt "Really juicy and nearly perfect. Physicist Cracks BBQ Mystery
At around 11 am that day a pensioner foiled another attempted scam by a man and woman in Central Avenue, Gravesend.
He skipped past two tackles to race into the area, but was foiled crucially at the last moment by Paddy Martin, the big Kilglass No.4.
However, the alleged attack was foiled by the alert police force of the district.
But I found my efforts repeatedly foiled by the expectations of the students themselves.

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It announced on July 15 that an attempted coup had been foiled the previous night.
And even if he does, by then we'll have foiled his plans.
Recent attempted van bomb attacks were foiled in Derry and Belfast.
Always the master of every topic on which he attempts to enlighten, he is neither foiled by the sophistries nor embarrassed by the bravadoes of his opponents. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy
INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Counterterrorism police have foiled an apparent plot to launch a chemical attack in Britain that according to U.S. and U.K. security sources who say the suspects had plans to lace a bomb with a chemical called osmium tetroxide. CNN Transcript Apr 6, 2004
We foiled his attempt to escape.
The police foiled the murderer's attempt to escape.
This turkey's loaded An armed robber who tried to steal a car was foiled when a shopper beat him round the head with a frozen turkey. Times, Sunday Times
Eavesdropping criminals who use scanners to monitor North Yorkshire police will be foiled by the force's new digital radio system.
The prisoners' attempt to escape was foiled at the last minute when police received a tip-off.
The first attempts were foiled by bad weather. The Sun
My plan was foiled when I asked my sister if she'd accidentally called me, and she said ‘Must have, you're in my calls list!’
Former Lashkar trainees had also been prosecuted in foiled plots against New York, London and Australia. U.S. was told of American's ties to Pakistani militants
Hereford 0. Pitch invasion foiled ... police uncover soccer hooligans' plan.
A brave police chief foiled an armed robbery on a jewellers' by grabbing the raiders' shotgun.
A dispatcher at the County Jail foiled an attempted break by as many as five men from the fourth-floor maximum security cell block.
Perpendicular window, the heads of the lights below the transom being cinquefoiled, while above each window is a cornice supported by small arches resting on corbels; over all is a pierced battlement, which is also crenelated at the actual east end. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See
But Castro stood up to everything the Yanquis threw his way: a CIA-trained exile army foiled at the Bay of Pigs in 1961, numerous assassination attempts, a US embargo that is still in effect.
If he is indeed plotting against us, his plans will be foiled.
In all likelihood, we may become overnight celebrities thanks to the media hype, even if we were foiled in our daring plans.
Needless to say, these measures were generally foiled by the watchfulness of the soldiery; so poker, pontoon, crown-and - anchor and the like continued to flourish, along with housie-housie.
Other planned attacks were foiled. Times, Sunday Times
We foiled his attempt to escape.
The foiled plot rests largely on communication intercepts, known as ‘chatter’, from suspects under surveillance.
Its paramilitary rangers yesterday said they had foiled a major attack bid in the restive port city of Karachi, recovering a huge cache of weapons but making no arrests.
And I would depicture her, a foiled and wistful little wraith, very lonely in eternity, and a bit regretful of the world she loved and of its blundering men, and unhappy, -- for she could never be entirely happy without Peter, -- and I feared, indignant. The Cords of Vanity A Comedy of Shirking
Last night a basketball game foiled my efforts to watch the third from the last ‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ episode.
The Koreans, knowing perhaps that failure would mean summary execution, executed their own swarming defensive strategy and foiled, consternated and vexed the Brazilians so badly that Brazil's "beautiful game" became, right before our astonished eyes, the "not so prepossessing game. Greatest World Cup goals
His attempt to deceive us was foiled.
World; and each time the Royal Navy has been the central force that foiled the attack upon the freedom of mankind. Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas
Police have foiled an attempt to smuggle a bomb into Belfast airport.
LONDON — The bomb that terrorist suspect Richard Reid hid in his shoe, in what the FBI calls a foiled attempt to blow up a U. S.-bound American Airlines flight last month, suggests a knowledge of explosives that probably goes far beyond his abilities, European experts say. Trees rejoice « BuzzMachine
Earlier this year, an air crew foiled a woman's alleged effort to ignite a commercial aircraft in an apparent terrorist act, and the plane successfully made an emergency landing in western China.
I was informed recently that it was a Johnson who foiled the gunpowder plot.
Read in studio An eighty four year old man has foiled a mugger who tried to steal his pension book.
Any advantage gained by one was foiled by the other, till at length Saint Andrew, uttering his battle-cry, struck so mighty a blow with his battle-axe, that he clave the Georgian's burgonet, and his head beneath, from his crown to his shoulders, and his body fell lifeless on the ground. The Seven Champions of Christendom
The prisoners' attempt to escape was foiled at the last minute when police received a tip-off.
Fortunately Veronica who was propelled into a life of crime-fighting after her best friend Lilly was murdered is on hand to ensure that justice is served much to the annoyance of the Neptunians who find themselves frequently foiled in their devious plans. Geek Deal: Veronica Mars - The Complete Series for $61.49 | /Film
Their first attempt, however, was foiled when they lost the centre leaf and had to walk out at this point.
The undercover operative's daring role in the foiled bomb plot was supposed to have remained a secret. Times, Sunday Times
Police foiled a 1999 kidnap plot against Victoria and Brooklyn, although no one was arrested in that case.
their foiled attempt to capture Calais
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Two men in northern Ireland have been charged in what police call a foiled terrorist attack. CNN Transcript Nov 25, 2009
An armed attack on an armoured security van carrying thousands in cash was foiled by undercover police.
The police foiled the murderer's attempt to escape.
He was foiled in his attempt to deceive us / His attempt to deceive us was foiled.
The 89-year-old foiled two would-be thieves last November.
The raid was foiled, but at a cost: an injured officer who was lucky to escape with his life.
The officers also foiled a protected animals smuggling attempt to South Korea, South Africa and Japan.
While lord of the castle, he longs for useful work such as he did at the forge, but even his furtive attempts to fix a castle lock are foiled.
Hereford 0. Pitch invasion foiled ... police uncover soccer hooligans' plan.
In none of the cases had the data foiled an attack. Times, Sunday Times
CNN: Al Qaeda link investigated as clues emerge in foiled terror attack POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: December 29, 2009
The prisoners' attempt to escape was foiled at the last minute when police received a tip-off.
We've been foiled at every turn by the maximalists, the movies studios and the trademark offices, the patent-cops and the recording industry lobbyists and the IP lawyers' associations.
An attempt on Wednesday was foiled when he was drowned out by a helicopter hovering overhead.
My heart raced as I thought that my plan had been foiled once again.
An ambition to become a pilot was foiled by an eye-sight deficiency.
Although one may run into snags And be foiled everywhere in his course of pursuit.
Pitch invasion foiled ... police uncover soccer hooligans' plan.
A Japanese citizen failed in his attempt to commit Seppuku, a form of ritual suicide by disembowelment, in front of the Houses of Parliament in Tokyo Monday after police foiled his bid.
Telephone fraudsters are being foiled in their attempts to con people out of hundreds of pounds.
Telephone fraudsters are being foiled in their attempts to con people out of hundreds of pounds.
A conwoman who has been waking people in the middle of the night, spinning a sob story to trick them out of money has been foiled by an 80-year-old woman.
While meticulous plan after meticulous plan succeeded in liberating half a ton of gold bullion, the scheme was bound to be foiled by the windy alpine roads, and a piece of damaged macadam.
The plot was foiled after one of the men made an error when he took out car insurance, and the vehicle was impounded. Times, Sunday Times
An elderly woman foiled an attempt by con men to burgle her home after she became suspicious and screamed and shouted at them until they left.
A man dressed as Batman during a Children in Need charity fundraiser foiled an attempt by thieves to make off with event proceeds.
She had an idea for radio-controlled torpedo delivery that could not be foiled by the enemy. An Inventive Hollywood Star
Above the upper arches are three irregular-shaped openings, arranged pyramidally, the two lower being quatrefoiled, the upper sexfoiled. The Cathedral Church of York Bell's Cathedrals: A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Archi-Episcopal See
Armed police foiled a robbery in Urmston today.
In none of the cases had the data foiled an attack. Times, Sunday Times
In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background
The day that the English - or Scots or Welsh - tramper can cross the moors of his native Britain without fear of impediment from game-preserving landowners or their hirelings, that day will the Devil be finally foiled and the spirit of Wild Edric be liberated for ever from its dungeon beneath the Stiperstones. Wild Edric
Their beaks are cut off, tails "docked," and toes/claws removed - all without anesthesia - so that their desperate attempts at escape or survival are foiled. Kathy Freston: The Vegan Thing
Holden and Rhodes were combining well down the right and the former was foiled when he mishit his volley.
While national data on foiled school shooting attempts are not kept, experts believe that the main reason that precollegiate school shootings dropped off after the peak years for rampage-style attacks of 1997 to 1999 was that students began to take seriously the threats classmates made and reported them to adults. Education Week American Education News Site of Record
Once the attack was foiled, the column moved forward and eventually emerged on the plains beyond the badlands.
But troops loyal to the general foiled the attempt and he emerged with his customary grin and triumphal air-punching.
Police were quick to arrive on the scene, but their attempts to capture Adalberto Cardoso were foiled, because he was covered in perspiration and his own blood, making him too slippery to grip. Boing Boing: July 30, 2006 - August 5, 2006 Archives
It was the second time in three months that a member of the public had foiled the habitual burglar's crimes.
But troops loyal to the general foiled the attempt and he emerged with his customary grin and triumphal air-punching.
Police have foiled an attempt to smuggle a bomb into Belfast airport.
The plot to overthrow the military government was foiled .
The raid was foiled, but at a cost: an injured officer who was lucky to escape with his life.
They tried to get close to the animal but were foiled by the frustrated beast.
Well, it looks like all my zest for writing what could possibly have turned into a dirty little article has been foiled.
Police and the army have already foiled several bomb attacks and captured several suspected terrorists.
Their attempt to break out of prison was foiled.
When old the wormd was a gadden and Anthea first unfoiled her limbs wanderloot was the way the wood wagged where opter and apter were samuraised twimbs. Finnegans Wake
Police foiled their attempt to march out of the Dhaka University campus to demonstrate on the street.
The leaders expressed support for all peace efforts after devastating wars in the vast country, and "deplored" a massacre of Congolese refugees in neighbouring Burundi last week, as well as a foiled coup in ANC Daily News Briefing
Security chiefs are confident that they foiled a summer bombing blitz on London.
A cashpoint plot to steal customers' bank details and plunder their accounts was foiled by an eagle-eyed customer.
Foiled again, he laid the case before the Bishop of Worcester, and begged his lordship to unfrock Thomas Dancox. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 2, February, 1891
In June last year a gang foiled high-tech security and made off with a haul of priceless antiques.
KOLKATA: Sixth-seeded Karan Rastogi failed to take his good form to a justifiable end as fifth-seeded Murad Inoyatov of Uzbekistan foiled his title bid in the final of the $15,000 The Hindu - Front Page
Mangoshuthu Buthelezi, as Chief Minister, with his colleagues, foiled the plans of the National Party Government to denationalise all black South Africans. ANC Daily News Briefing
Police are trying to trace a have-a-go hero who foiled a machete wielding robber at a petrol station.
A massive arms-smuggling plan has been foiled by the CIA.
Rumours circulated that other attempts to photograph the families together had been foiled when McConnell ungallantly jumped behind Wark.
The security company which foiled the abduction of a baby from a maternity hospital is to create 200 new jobs in a nationwide expansion.
Dr. Evil was a stereotypical villain; the megalomaniacal pursuer of world conquest who is always foiled by Powers.
Two Japanese Imperial Army generals foiled an attempted coup instigated by a dozen officers to block the broadcasting of Emperor Hirohito's surrender rescript at the end of World War II.
The prisoners' attempt to escape was foiled at the last minute when police received a tip-off.
The area's sheer size no doubt foiled the patrols, but confusion as to who ought to be ejected also likely played a part.
Police have foiled an attempt to smuggle a bomb into Belfast airport.
The combination met with no opposition; the government played jiujutsu, and foiled expectations by unlooked-for yielding. Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints
The first attempts were foiled by bad weather. The Sun
In none of the cases had the data foiled an attack. Times, Sunday Times
He comes down from the clouds clutching his prize, only to be foiled, bottled up, either losing possession or conceding a free for over-holding.
The prisoners' attempt to escape was foiled at the last minute when police received a tip-off.
Terror leadership is being found and brought to justice; attacks have been foiled.
Security chiefs are confident that they foiled a summer bombing blitz on London.
President Bush is calling the foiled plot to blow up airplanes a stark reminder of the terrorist threat to the United States. CNN Transcript Aug 10, 2006
It was Brown who foiled the striker, spreading himself to take Beattie's shot full in the chest.
But they were foiled when police with sniffer dogs made them leave for a security sweep. The Sun
The raiders used two stolen cars to smash their way into the front entrance of the Co-op store in High Street, Queensbury, but were foiled when they tried to rip the cash machine from its mountings.
An ex-con finds his plan to go straight foiled by a loan shark who manipulates his target into taking on one last heist.
A brave police chief foiled an armed robbery on a jewellers' by grabbing the raiders' shotgun.
Trust me. re "foiled plt": don't let logic (B.D.S.) stand in the way of B. D.S (logic). Bachelor padding
And then we see that the Maytag novitiate is in the back room with a cell phone, foiled in his attempt to get the box of Cheez-Its. CROSSOVER OF THE WEEK (THIS WEEK, REALLY!)
These attempts were foiled as Vince flew through open gaps before the water could tighten around his body.
Another scoring chance was foiled by Tiger's flatstick, as he pars the hole and remains a 2-under. Chicagotribune.com - Sports
Previous attempts by local entrepreneurs to establish broiler farms were foiled by dumping below cost from the large producers in South Africa.
A brave police chief foiled an armed robbery on a jewellers' by grabbing the raiders' shotgun.
Intel pros say Bush is lying about foiling 2002 terror attack yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Intel pros say Bush is lying about foiling 2002 terror attack'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: Outraged intelligence professionals say President George W. Bush is "cheapening" and "politicizing" their work with claims the United States foiled a planned terrorist attack against Los Angeles in 2002.' Intel pros say Bush is lying about foiling 2002 terror attack
A Japanese citizen failed in his attempt to commit Seppuku, a form of ritual suicide by disembowelment, in front of the Houses of Parliament in Tokyo Monday after police foiled his bid.
On May 30, the government announced that it had foiled a second coup attempt.
Once the attack was foiled, the column moved forward and eventually emerged on the plains beyond the badlands.
I'm kinda hard-pressed to imagine a scenario where my HDD is vulnerable to theft or instrusion and not likely to be stored with the dongle that's required to make it work (i.e., laptop-bag snatches will only be foiled you if you don't carry the key in the bag, and after you've left the key at home once or twice on a cross-continent trip, how likely are you to carry them together? Boing Boing: January 26, 2003 - February 1, 2003 Archives
But thanks to us alert Icelanders (well, me at least) this evil plot is foiled yet again.
At the other end Foy was foiled twice before Kilheeney's cross was scrambled clear, as the game swung from end to end.
Outraged intelligence professionals say President George W. Bush is "cheapening" and "politicizing" their work with claims the United States foiled a planned terrorist attack against Los Angeles in 2002. Intel pros say Bush is lying about foiling 2002 terror attack
The plot was foiled after one of the men made an error when he took out car insurance, and the vehicle was impounded. Times, Sunday Times
Fairweather arrived last season when they foiled Albion's clean sweep by taking the District Cup.
The first attempts were foiled by bad weather. The Sun
The story of a young architect's vision foiled by wrangling politicians is now the stuff of folklore, making it the perfect subject for an excellent musical melodrama.

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