foil a plot

Examples (10)

• The police managed to foil a terrorist plot before it could be executed.
• Quick thinking helped the security team foil the attackers' elaborate plot.
• Intelligence agencies are working tirelessly to foil any potential plot against the nation's leaders.
• Despite their best efforts, they failed to completely foil the enemy's plot.
• The hero's timely intervention was crucial to foil the villain's evil plot.
• Authorities announced they had foiled a major plot to smuggle illegal goods.
• It took months of investigation to foil the complex fraud plot.
• We must remain vigilant to foil any plot that threatens our peace.
• The detective was determined to foil the assassin's plot.
• A leaked document helped the government foil a significant political plot.