Foley

American  

[foh-lee] / ˈfoʊ li /

adjective

1. of or relating to motion-picture sound effects produced manually.

   a Foley artist.

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foley British  

/ ˈfəʊlɪ /

noun

1. films the US name for footsteps editor

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Etymology

Origin of Foley

After Jack Foley, sound-effect pioneer at Universal Pictures in the 1930s

Example Sentences

Spivey’s sister, Jennifer Foley, said she was grateful for the judge’s decision denying immunity for both shooters.

From The Wall Street Journal

Foley worked for the past year digging through police files that held Boyd’s recorded conversations and other evidence, seeking support among state and local officials to reopen the investigation.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It was like if Columbo suddenly wandered into the courtroom and decided that he would run a tariffs hearing,” Greg Husisian, a partner at Foley & Lardner, wrote in an update to clients, referring to the shrewd TV detective.

From The Wall Street Journal

More than 200 people packed the room as County Supervisor Katrina Foley announced that “for the indefinite future, we will not be using any spraying of any kind of herbicide, Roundup or otherwise, in the channel.”

From Los Angeles Times

Foley said workers instead will remove vegetation from the flood channels by hand or with equipment while officials study options.

From Los Angeles Times