foil a robbery

Frequency: 6.04.5 per million words

To prevent a robbery from being successful.

robberyVERB + NOUN

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foil

Examples (10)

  • He was shot as he tried to foil a bank robbery.
  • The quick-thinking security guard managed to foil the robbery attempt.
  • Police are investigating how the suspects planned to foil the robbery detection system.
  • Their meticulous planning was designed to foil any potential robbery.
  • A vigilant citizen helped the authorities to foil a major jewelry robbery.
  • The new alarm system is expected to foil future robberies in the area.
  • Despite their best efforts, they failed to foil the robbery.
  • It takes courage to foil a robbery when facing armed criminals.
  • The manager's quick actions effectively foiled the robbery.
  • Can advanced security measures truly foil every robbery attempt?