Get to know Foray better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like raid or strip.
Foray meaning
- A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.
- A brief excursion or attempt, especially outside one's accustomed sphere.
Synonyms of Foray
Using Foray
- The main meaning on this page is: A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid. | A brief excursion or attempt, especially outside one's accustomed sphere.
- Useful related words include: raid, strip, reave, loot.
- In the example corpus, foray often appears in combinations such as: foray into, first foray, its foray.
Context around Foray
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Foray
- In this selection, "foray" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, first, latest, brief and forward stand out and add context to how "foray" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a brief foray into the and apple s foray into the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "foray" sits close to words such as adolescent, agnes and amp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with foray
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A Cappuccino ($6) ended my foray of culinary ecstasy. (9 words)
Apple’s foray into the mixed-reality world is official. (10 words)
Aunt Betty also inspired and encouraged Janet’s foray into watercolor painting. (12 words)
Grusch’s highly anticipated testimony before a House Oversight subcommittee was the U.S. Congress’ latest foray into the world of UAPs — or “unidentified aerial phenomena,” which is the official term the U.S. government uses instead of UFOs. (39 words)
China’s foray into Middle East great power politics, in particular, show a new capacity and willingness to act. “In the past we would declare some principles, make our position known but not get involved operationally. (36 words)
For the first time in what seems like forever, the Pittsburgh Steelers are shedding their pretender status and are seriously looking like legitimate contenders in the National Football League’s foray for ultimate glory. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
A Cappuccino ($6) ended my foray of culinary ecstasy.
Although private equity’s foray into book publishing is new, funds have been news publications for the past decade.
And with deciding to stay after a brief foray into the portal, BYU receivers coach Fesi Sitake should be set to work his magic.
Apple’s foray into the mixed-reality world is official.
As its latest foray into green energy mandates shows, it’s more than happy to browbeat you into conformity.
Aunt Betty also inspired and encouraged Janet’s foray into watercolor painting.
Both Charlie Coyle and Pavel Zacha are on pace for career-highs in scoring, while 19-year-old rookie Matt Poitras has showcased his high ceiling in his first foray against NHL competition.
Both more defensive-minded, ball-playing midfielders, they add balance to Carrick's midfield, allowing the more naturally positive and forward-thinking Hayden Hackney to foray forward without leaving the defence overly exposed.
Butler's first foray as an author was no easy task, she conceded, as it took her seven years to pen her spy novel and three years to get it published.
But since blockchain serves as the underlaying technology for cryptocurrencies, it is also perceived as a risky, largely unchartered territory for many to foray into.
Celebrating its 30th anniversary with this first foray into Florida, is doing a total down-to-the-studs makeover of a space inside Town Center at Boca Raton once stood).
China’s foray into Middle East great power politics, in particular, show a new capacity and willingness to act. “In the past we would declare some principles, make our position known but not get involved operationally.
Cosco, which owns Puregold Price Club and liquor firm The Keepers Holdings, earlier described its foray into renewable energy a potential “profitable business portfolio in the medium and long-term”.
Eradiri’s foray into politics began in 2011 when he unsuccessfully contested for the Kolokuma/Okpokuma Yenagoa Federal Constituency seat under LP.
Everyday Sexism Project founder Laura Bates made her first foray into YA fantasy with Sisters of Sword and Shadow (Simon & Schuster).
For the first time in what seems like forever, the Pittsburgh Steelers are shedding their pretender status and are seriously looking like legitimate contenders in the National Football League’s foray for ultimate glory.
Furthermore, our foray into clean energy will provide a hedge against the volatility of the oil and gas market, and position us for the energy transition, as well as long-term growth.
Google's Bard technology is the company's attempt to foray into the world of artificial intelligence (AI).
Google today announced the launch of Project IDX, its foray into offering an AI-enabled browser-based development environment for building full-stack web and multiplatform apps.
Grusch’s highly anticipated testimony before a House Oversight subcommittee was the U.S. Congress’ latest foray into the world of UAPs — or “unidentified aerial phenomena,” which is the official term the U.S. government uses instead of UFOs.
Common combinations with foray
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- foray into 153×
- first foray 55×
- its foray 12×
- his foray 8×
- her foray 8×
- to foray 7×
- latest foray 6×
- second foray 6×
- the foray 5×
- foray of 4×