befouls
- present tense form of befoul (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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And when drilling goes bad, it befouls the environment and the greater economy.
From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2021
For all the burlesque that befouls our politics, the quadrennial ritual on January 20 is when we are humbled by the reminder of our own solemn charge.
From National Geographic • Jan. 20, 2021
Perhaps most distressing about SantaCon is its size and the way that it shuts down and befouls dozens of blocks.
From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2013
Author and Nantucket Home Owner David Halberstam says that the plan represents "an ecological awakening, a sense of the fragility of the islands, a recognition that what befouls one area befouls all areas."
From Time Magazine Archive
Sir, sir, I have often heard it said, She's a villainous bird that befouls her own nest.
From The Adventures of Roderick Random by Smollett, T. (Tobias)
