Foley
adjective
of or relating to motion-picture sound effects produced manually.
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Foley
American
[foh-lee]
/ ˈfoʊ li /
adjective
foley
British
/ ˈfəʊlɪ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Foley
After Jack Foley, sound-effect pioneer at Universal Pictures in the 1930s
Example Sentences
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Foley did not turn up to court when her case was first due to be heard at the start of May.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Theresa Foley, of Sheffield, is prohibited from contacting him or his team, going within a mile of a venue where he is performing and posting about him online.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Those were the days of Jack Abramoff, when Congress was run by the likes of Tom DeLay and Mark Foley.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
Foley said she’d had many meetings with public works officials about the issue over the last couple of months.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
He had him a little apartment over on Foley Street.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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