How to Use foul play in a Sentence

foul play

noun
  • There is no evidence of foul play.
  • There were no signs of blood or foul play found at the car.
    — Jessie Christopher Smith, Oklahoman, 7 Apr. 2026
  • There were no signs of blood or foul play found at the car.
    — Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 21 Feb. 2026
  • There were no signs of foul play, and there was no suicide note.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • There were no signs of foul play, Zeiner said.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 26 Mar. 2026
  • He was pronounced dead at the scene, and there were no signs of foul play.
    — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
  • There were no obvious signs of foul play.
    — Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Police do not suspect foul play at this time.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Aaron said foul play was not suspected in the case.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 13 May 2026
  • Yates added that there was no evidence of foul play.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
  • The cases showed no signs of foul play, police said.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • No foul play is suspected, the post says.
    — Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026
  • No signs of foul play were seen, police said in a statement.
    — Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • There were no signs of foul play, police said in a statement.
    — Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Police do not suspect foul play.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Police do not suspect foul play.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Detectives have ruled out foul play.
    — Mark Reynolds, The Providence Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Police do not suspect foul play.
    — ABC News, 21 June 2026
  • Police said there is no suspicion of foul play at this time.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • No cause of death has been released and no foul play is suspected.
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026
  • No cause of death has been released and no foul play is suspected.
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026
  • There is no suspicion of foul play at this time, police said.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • There was no evidence of foul play, police said.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 20 May 2026
  • Police said there was no evidence of foul play.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
  • Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene, and no foul play was suspected.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
  • There is no cause of death at the moment, but the police do not suspect foul play.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 18 June 2026
  • At this time, foul play is not suspected, police said.
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • No foul play is suspected, the sheriff said.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Law enforcement didn’t provide a cause of death, but said there were no signs of foul play.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
  • There was no indication of foul play.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 24 June 2026

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