foul
adjective
grossly offensive to the senses; disgustingly loathsome; noisome.
have fouled
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present perfectof foul.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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They are each connected to shore by miles of oil-carrying pipeline, and spills have fouled the sea multiple times since the area was first developed in the 1970s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2024
Contaminated fuel or an inadvertently closed valve could have fouled or starved the main generators.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2024
But two minutes later Las Blancas were awarded a penalty, with Danish referee Frida Klarlund adjudging Jessie Fleming to have fouled Athenea del Castillo in the penalty area.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2023
Firefighters in Oregon and Washington continue to battle persistent fires that have fouled the air across the region this week.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
But the spot chosen by the Mary was quite close to the moorings of the Dædalus, so that method would only have fouled the warship's cables.
From King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 by E. Keble (Edward Keble) Chatterton
