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How to pronounce afoul in English?

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Synonyms foul, fouled


with its sails afoul.

Examples of afoul

afoul
One ward boss who runs afoul of Kane loses his ears as a reminder of who's boss.
From the kansas.com
Politicians have previously run afoul of Catholic bishops on the abortion issue.
From the cnn.com
Buying them runs afoul of the American trade embargo, but most are fakes anyway.
From the travel.nytimes.com
A second try at a lane change ran afoul, with a black Cadillac SUV bearing down.
From the washingtonpost.com
Now, ironically, Turner is running afoul of the review process he helped create.
From the time.com
The lower court said the law ran afoul because it covered more than one subject.
From the stltoday.com
It's the second time this month that an Eagles player has run afoul of the law.
From the sacbee.com
More fundamentally, the state's unilateral actions ran afoul of the Medicaid Act.
From the latimes.com
Never mind how these arguments might run afoul of World Trade Organization rules.
From the bloomberg.com
More examples
  • Afoul(ip): especially of a ship's lines etc; "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor"
  • In a state of entanglement or conflict with