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Foray


Definition:

  • (n.) A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.
  • (v. t.) To pillage; to ravage.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The pope, whose foray into diplomacy helped spur negotiations between the US and Cuba , is expected to address the topic in a speech before the UN in New York in September.
  • (2) But the bedeviled foray also works as a potent allegory on the slow, vice-like workings of conscience, as guilt hunts down the protagonists with the shrieking remorselessness of Greek furies.
  • (3) So too does the new, smartly packaged version that forms part of the organisation's first foray into food retail.
  • (4) The Likud leader has the power, and possibly the inclination, to fatally undermine Obama's Middle East foray.
  • (5) The two women have worked together pretty much throughout their careers, from Saturday Night Live (highlights include Poehler playing Hillary Clinton to Fey's Sarah Palin) to their forays into film, Baby Mama and, of course, Mean Girls .
  • (6) Ghana’s first foray into opposition territory did not arrive until the seventh minute, when Asamoah Gyan surged away down the right and swung a cross in towards Jordan Ayew.
  • (7) Alexander's foray from the beltway to address hackers at Caesar's Palace had been compared to entering the lion's den.
  • (8) What can we infer from Lidl's foray into everyday British life – that something once a source of ignominy has become normalised?
  • (9) Arsenal's solitary foray into the transfer market during the January window was reserved for the final evening, when Arsène Wenger completed the £8.5m signing of the Málaga left-back, Ignacio "Nacho" Monreal.
  • (10) This brief foray into the Sixes is a new departure for Cavendish, who was a regular on the circuit as an amateur; until Ghent he had never raced a Six-Day as a professional.
  • (11) 6.54pm BST Neymar has company as he goes on a foray into the Chilean half.
  • (12) Those long enough in the tooth will remember that the Standard's former owner, Associated Newspapers , made a financially disastrous foray into TV back in the mid-1990s with the launch and closure of Channel One, a cable station it then futuristically billed as its "electronic newspaper" for the capital.
  • (13) Cleland has worked for the Bank of England for nearly 20 years having studied philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford and after a brief, abortive foray into accountancy.
  • (14) Sunderland boost survival hopes with late win over Manchester United Read more Two minutes later the Bournemouth winger Ritchie, having seen Imbula and Afellay’s forays into goal of the month territory, filed his very own contender.
  • (15) This was Clinton’s first direct foray into politics since she stood down as secretary of state, and her first visit to Iowa since the state’s Democrats delivered a devastating political blow to her campaign nearly seven years ago.
  • (16) The proposal, which has echoes of a policy recently espoused by Labour, was contained in an address that marked one of Justin Welby's most significant forays into public policy since be was enthroned last month as the new leader of the Church of England.
  • (17) ITV has made forays into building its production capability under Crozier – earlier this year deals were struck to buy Norwegian firm Mediacircus and a £17m agreement was reached to buy Graham Norton's So Television – however it is growth in the massive US market that is considered critical.
  • (18) And the groundbreaking forays into popular culture - his examinations of the British seaside postcard and boys' comics - and the revered polemical essays appeared in periodicals such as Horizon and Polemic.
  • (19) •As a tireless worker for community relations, Akbar Dad Khan felt well qualified to take issue with Nick Clegg's foray into the minefield of immigration.
  • (20) One of our first forays, I Live with Models , is produced by The Office’s Ash Atalla.

Forsay


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To forbid; to renounce; to forsake; to deny.

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