‘foul oaths’

‘foul language’

‘he walked in fair and foul weather’

‘the weather turned foul’

‘it sometimes becomes advantageous to anchor during the periods of foul tide’

‘This is nearly twice the power usually found on boats this size and provides lots of power for punching through chop and motoring against foul winds and currents.’

‘the land was foul with weeds’

‘Wheat is an exhausting crop, which requires land in good heart, whilst if grown continuously, or too frequently, disease often becomes serious, and, most important of all, the land becomes very foul with weeds.’

‘foul, swampy water’

‘As well, some new sewers will be laid in the town and there will be greater separation of surface water from foul sewer to create more capacity in the treatment plant.’

‘a foul tackle’

‘Jefferson doesn’t back away from contact and plays with emotion - even yelling at himself for something simple like a missed foul shot.’

‘a foul odour’

‘his foul breath’

‘the news had put Michelle in a foul mood’

‘However, at the time, the atmosphere was foul - even once or twice nearly degenerating into a punch-up.’

‘murder most foul’

‘In the popular consciousness, however, paganism and witchcraft have come to be associated with black magic, foul deeds, even devil-worship.’

‘So that if you’re knowingly taking advantage of people with a disadvantage, then you’re coming foul of the Trade Practices Act.’

‘There have been productions of this play set in innumerable locales and time periods, but I’ve never seen one that played so foul with the tone of Shakespeare’s text.’

‘the midfielder was booked for a foul on Ford’

‘The game was also notable for an atrocious four-man foul on Kerry’s most exciting player, Mickey O’Sullivan, who never played the game again.’

‘With a personal best of 6.68m from earlier in the season, she surprisingly had fouls on her first two efforts and waited long on the runway as she composed herself for her last attempt.’

‘he was indeed suffering from foul of the foot’

‘United claim their keeper was fouled’

‘Alan Kelly was fouled in the penalty area and Coleman coolly converted the resulting penalty.’

‘Now and then, she fouled herself or wet herself.’

‘Nervous of legal action from passengers humiliated by fouling themselves in their seats, most carriers allowed crew to decide whether the person requesting admission to the smallest part of the plane was desperate or a desperado.’

‘the ships became overcrowded and fouled each other’

‘In The Edison [1933] AC 449, the appellants, whose vessel had been fouled by the respondents, claimed damages under various heads.’

‘make sure that your pet never fouls paths’

‘People on the path have also walked through the middle of outdoor lessons and sports activities and dog walkers have allowed their pets to foul the playground.’

‘watch out for driftwood which might foul up the engine’

‘we feared the anchor would foul in the heavy grasses’

‘factories which fouled the atmosphere’

‘Industrial and human wastes fouled drinking water, turning the Thames into an open sewer whose stench drove Disraeli choking from the chamber of the Commons in the ‘great stink’ of 1858.’