Explore Foil through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like thwart or counterpoint. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Foil in a sentence
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Foil meaning
An acronym for the algorithm for multiplying two binomials.
Synonyms of Foil
Using Foil
- The main meaning on this page is: An acronym for the algorithm for multiplying two binomials.
- Useful related words include: sheet metal, thwart, counterpoint, contrast.
- In the example corpus, foil often appears in combinations such as: the foil, foil and, foil to.
Context around Foil
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Foil
- In this selection, "foil" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, tin, metal, aluminum, behind, resistors and backed stand out and add context to how "foil" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include foil backed paper and a copper foil on the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "foil" sits close to words such as accelerating, bahamas and bothered, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with foil
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This isn’t just tin foil, this is tightly wrapped tin foil. (12 words)
Line a 13- by 9-inch pan with foil, extending the foil over edges. (14 words)
Foil-backed paper is available commercially, but not tissue foil; it must be handmade. (14 words)
The use of foil behind radiators, an endorsed method by Robert Dyas, was outlined on its site: "Putting foil behind your radiators is a great way to save money on your heating bills as it prevents heat from escaping straight out of the wall behind it. (46 words)
The individual men’s foil competition takes place on July 29, at the Grand Palais in Paris; Chamley-Watson is competing in team foil on August 4. “You're going to see an unconventional style that will draw you in,” he says. (42 words)
And you know, the bottom line is, if it’s a public document and if it’s a document that the legislature in its wisdom has decided that pursuant to law is disclosable under FOIL, it’s disclosable under FOIL. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
He has claimed to know what it is like to be the foil and claims he could "foil" the judges.
It'll be available in non-foil ($39.99) and traditional foil ($49.99) editions.
By having a copper foil on the anode end and charging, the lithium ions — instead of intercalating (graphite) or forming bonds (silicon) — just plates itself on the foil.
Remove from the water (save the water in the same pot for another use), place them on a baking sheet lined with foil and lay another sheet of foil on top.
The individual men’s foil competition takes place on July 29, at the Grand Palais in Paris; Chamley-Watson is competing in team foil on August 4. “You're going to see an unconventional style that will draw you in,” he says.
There is one little known trick to keeping your house cool which needs only a roll of tin foil or kitchen foil.
The use of foil behind radiators, an endorsed method by Robert Dyas, was outlined on its site: "Putting foil behind your radiators is a great way to save money on your heating bills as it prevents heat from escaping straight out of the wall behind it.
And you know, the bottom line is, if it’s a public document and if it’s a document that the legislature in its wisdom has decided that pursuant to law is disclosable under FOIL, it’s disclosable under FOIL.
Line a 13- by 9-inch pan with foil, extending the foil over edges.
Stir in the grapes, cover again with foil, cook for 10 minutes more, then remove from the oven, discard the foil and set aside the tin while you roast the sprouts.
Loosely cover with foil or paper and bake for 45 minutes, removing the foil cover for the last 10 minutes so that the top is bubbling and golden.
This isn’t just tin foil, this is tightly wrapped tin foil.
Officers found a methamphetamine pipe with residue inside, a case with crystal methamphetamine, aluminum foil with methamphetamine scrapings, and more aluminum foil with a substance consistent with heroin on him.
A Leyden jar typically consists of a glass jar with metal foil cemented to the inside and the outside surfaces, and a metal terminal projecting vertically through the jar lid to make contact with the inner foil.
All are of surface-piercing type, except the PT150 combining a surface-piercing foil forward with a fully submerged foil in the aft location.
A piece of gold foil was glued to the edge of a plastic wedge, and then the foil was sliced with a razor at the tip of the triangle.
Carbon composition resistors can exhibit a noise index of 0 dB while bulk metal foil resistors may have a noise index of −40 dB, usually making the excess noise of metal foil resistors insignificant.
Foil-backed paper, as its name implies, is a sheet of thin foil glued to a sheet of thin paper.
Foil-backed paper is available commercially, but not tissue foil; it must be handmade.
Foil becomes increasingly rigid with increasing thickness, so a thin foil layer is often surrounded by a layer of braided metal, which offers greater flexibility for a given cross-section.
Common combinations with foil
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the foil 25×
- foil and 22×
- foil to 16×
- aluminum foil 14×
- with foil 14×
- tin foil 14×
- to foil 14×
- foil for 13×
- of foil 10×
- perfect foil 10×