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How to pronounce foist in English?

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Type Words
Type of introduce, put in, stick in, inclose, enclose, insert
Type Words
Type of visit, impose, inflict, bring down


He foisted his work on me.

Examples of foist

foist
A desire to foist ones beliefs on others seems a central part of the enterprise.
From the scienceblogs.com
Foist allegedly pulled out a knife and lunged at the victim, cutting his chest.
From the heraldtribune.com
Foist was asked to empty his pockets and deputies located photo identification.
From the heraldtribune.com
No doubt run by the same labor union that tried to foist Measure B on Los Angeles.
From the guardian.co.uk
Journalism isn't a single-minded monolith that decides what to foist on the public.
From the time.com
Why he feels the need to foist the burblings of his child on us I don't know?
From the guardian.co.uk
Little did they know what a reformer they were about to foist on the nation.
From the time.com
If this one works, there's no end to the mashups they'll foist on viewers.
From the denverpost.com
She shouldn't foist it upon everyone else who uses the washers and dryers.
From the suntimes.com
More examples
  • To force onto another; "He foisted his work on me"
  • Insert surreptitiously or without warrant
  • The fusta or fuste (also called foist or galliot) was a narrow, light and fast ship with shallow draft, powered by both oars and sailu2014in essence a small galley. It typically had 12 to 18 two-man rowing benches on each side, a single mast with a lateen (triangular) sail, and usually carried two or three guns...
  • (foism) Chinese Buddhism
  • (foisting) deceitfully forcing someone to accept something.