foy

chiefly Scottish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for foy
Noun
  • If her body isn’t always willing, her mind and her heart are still keen on the sport, so Press makes her most valuable contributions now in the quiet of the locker room.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
  • Companies must also foster a culture that prioritizes adaptability, encourages continuous learning, and values employee contributions.
    Karl Moore, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • The grant would have funded an educational project called ‘Seeking a More Perfect Union, ’ said Haynes.
    Zuri Primos, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2025
  • If that sounds extreme, look at the evisceration of recent National Endowment for the Arts grants that have proved vital to America’s film culture.
    Eric Kohn, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • In a video posted on Saturday, May 24, Widger unveiled the contents of his care package, which included e.l.f.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 27 May 2025
  • Beyond taking a count, volunteers spoke with people, providing them care packages and offering a ride to a shelter for the night.
    Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Those celebrating also pay zakat al-fitr, an alms-tax that goes towards those in need.
    Juliana LaBianca, Good Housekeeping, 26 Jan. 2023
  • In 2007, amid rising fuel prices and yet another economic crisis, Buddhist monks led mass protests in Yangon and other cities, overturning their alms bowls to signal disenchantment with the military junta.
    Hannah Beech, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2022
Noun
  • In other words, the format still isn’t giving women even a tithe.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 9 May 2025
  • Congregants say they were required to pay a minimum of 10 percent of their income in tithes.
    Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • To forget or exceed herself takes the form of erotic dissolution and spiritual oblation.
    Saidiya Hartman, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2023
  • His father also contributed to oblation research in 1988.
    Hannah Drown, cleveland, 25 Nov. 2021
Noun
  • For decades, the government failed to grant fishing licenses to women, depriving them of fuel subsidies and the right to insure their boats.
    Robin Wright, New Yorker, 7 June 2025
  • Tesla has benefitted from years of energy subsidies and EV tax incentives.
    Joel Shulman, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • The new offering is at the very top tier of London’s accommodation options for super-rich jetsetters with expansive wallets, with the seven-bed Royal Suite at the Lanesborough and the six-room Manor House Wing at the Rosewood being among the ritziest of the glitziest.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
  • That means low-cost ticket offerings catering to broader audiences and more streamlined productions without expensive sets and big salaries.
    Jeryl Brunner, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
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“Foy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foy. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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