AFOUL in a Sentence

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 Meanings and Examples of AFOUL
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afoul
 a.  in a state of entanglement or conflict with
Classic Sentence:
1  Although he was a prisoner and the Yankees were in the next room, it came to her suddenly that Rhett Butler was a dangerous man to run afoul of.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
2  Coming afoul of that old man has a sort of turned me wrong side out.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 29. Enter Ahab; to Him, Stubb.
Example Sentence:
1  Dropbox is the latest company to run afoul of Silicon Valley's political orthodoxy.