foil - use in sentences

Object

  • robbery: Remote monitoring technology has already enabled the Co-Op to foil an armed robbery at a store near Sheffield.
  • plot: I do not know whether it is true, but the police claim to have foiled two dirty bomb plots in London.

Converse of object

  • grease: Wrap the roll loosely in greased foil and place in a large saucepan.
  • wrap: Charcoal tablets are foil wrapped in tubes of 10.

Preposition: behind

  • radiator: Putting aluminum foil behind the radiators will also reflect the heat back into your rooms saving about £ 10 per year per radiator.

Preposition: over

  • grill: If Whole Fish: Again put foil over the grill pan.

Adjective modifier

  • holographic: Holograms or Holographic foils are standard means of overt consumer assurance of authenticity.
  • metallic: It involves cutting pieces of galss to form a pattern followed by wrapping the edges with thin strips of metallic foil.
  • perfect: What would be the perfect foil for the Zero?

Modifies a noun

  • sachet: The only disappointment is that the tartare sauce doesn't come in a little foil sachet.
  • balloon: Plain 18 " foil balloons can be personalized with your message in gold or silver.
  • cutter: Comes complete with a cross cut foil cutter, this corkscrew will open bottles in seconds.
  • wrapper: Samples were almost exclusively purchased as 250g blocks, most with a paper wrapper although some had foil wrappers.
  • pouch: For the long term storage, the seed of each plant is kept in a separate foil pouch.
  • parcel: To bake, season the fish and wrap in foil parcels with some fresh herbs, and a little white wine and/or stock.

Noun used with modifier

  • aluminum: Please put only clean aluminum foil in the bank.
  • aluminum: The walls of your growing room should be painted white or covered with aluminum foil to reflect the light.
  • tin: The best utensils for cleaning a barbecue are a wire brush or crumpled tin foil.
  • copper: How do I remove the broken glass from the copper foil without causing further damage?
  • silver: Cover the bottle with black paper or silver foil to make the worms think they are underground!

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