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foiled
adjective
disappointingly unsuccessful
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fɔɪld
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adjective
disappointingly unsuccessful
“disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions”
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Example Sentences
disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions
their foiled attempt to capture Calais
many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers
his best efforts were thwarted
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