How do you use Afoul in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like foul or fouled, plus the exact meaning.
Afoul in a sentence
Afoul meaning
- In a state of collision or entanglement.
- In a state of entanglement or conflict (with).
Using Afoul
- The main meaning on this page is: In a state of collision or entanglement. | In a state of entanglement or conflict (with).
- Useful related words include: foul, fouled, tangled.
- In the example corpus, afoul often appears in combinations such as: afoul of, run afoul, ran afoul.
Context around Afoul
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Afoul
- In this selection, "afoul" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, run, running and ran stand out and add context to how "afoul" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after running afoul with a and and ran afoul of a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "afoul" sits close to words such as adjudged, algebras and altria, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with afoul
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The lawsuit argues that Meta’s actions have run afoul of the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. (19 words)
Viking’s Orion is the second cruise ship to fall afoul of New Zealand officials in the past month. (19 words)
Both UC and CSU had expressed concerns about the bill, saying it could cause them to run afoul of federal law. (21 words)
He’s a longtime politician who has run afoul of national Democrats for standing in the way of their priorities and been a target of Republicans, who were heretofore unable to dislodge him in West Virginia. (36 words)
As for Guyana, the President better serves the dignity of his office, when interference is not run for those who fall afoul of claims involving briberies, collusions, and betrayal of the trust of citizens. (34 words)
Merchan's gag order remained in effect even after jurors convicted Trump on all 34 counts on May 30, as the former president ran afoul of the order 10 times during his trial. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
As for Guyana, the President better serves the dignity of his office, when interference is not run for those who fall afoul of claims involving briberies, collusions, and betrayal of the trust of citizens.
Filming took years to complete — with a long break in the middle after the two key producers ran out of money and ran afoul of a vast array of creditors.
George Santos funding: A review of records and newly uncovered documents reveals that efforts to elect George Santos may have run afoul of campaign finance rules.
He’s a longtime politician who has run afoul of national Democrats for standing in the way of their priorities and been a target of Republicans, who were heretofore unable to dislodge him in West Virginia.
Instead of continuing on to the U.S., Ewing ran afoul of Japanese forces in the Philippines and spent the rest of the war in a POW camp.
The federal court said that ran afoul of the Wisconsin’s high-stakes election Tuesday, when control of the state’s high court could flip.
The lawsuit argues that Meta’s actions have run afoul of the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.
This tragic 19th century portrayal of working-class life in England is considered a Hardy masterpiece, but has nonetheless run afoul of Florida's censors.
Viking’s Orion is the second cruise ship to fall afoul of New Zealand officials in the past month.
Violators face felony charges, leading some teachers to cover or remove books from their classroom libraries for fear of running afoul of the law.
You can’t even buy a stove, a dishwasher, a showerhead, a leaf blower, or a lightbulb anymore without running afoul of the Nanny State.
After running afoul with a Shaman he has had to endure the horrors of the Black Chapel until a final showdown with the Shaman offers him a way of escape.
Both UC and CSU had expressed concerns about the bill, saying it could cause them to run afoul of federal law.
During a one-day break from the trial on Wednesday, Trump kept up his condemnation of the case, though stopped short of comments that might run afoul of the gag order.
Forest, who have not previously run afoul of the regulations, become the third club to have been charged by the Premier League, following Everton and champions Manchester City.
However, as superbly as the M777s have performed for the Ukrainians, their guns are running afoul of the dual demons of (1) wear and tear and (2) combat losses.
In recent months Jamaica has controversially run afoul of the United States, which has issued a travel warning for Jamaica to its citizens.
Merchan's gag order remained in effect even after jurors convicted Trump on all 34 counts on May 30, as the former president ran afoul of the order 10 times during his trial.
Most of these penalties have been paid by Koch’s numerous subsidiaries, which do business in industries that often run afoul of environmental and workplace safety rules.
Musk points specifically to OpenAI’s collaboration and partnership with Microsoft as running afoul of the initial mission to benefit humanity.
Common combinations with afoul
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: