foist
verb
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foisted;
foisting;
foists
Definition of foist
1a
: to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
b
: to force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit
when the states … foist unnecessary expenses on local taxpayers— T. C. Desmond
2
: to pass off as genuine or worthy
foist costly and valueless products on the public— Jonathan Spivak … inferior caviar has been foisted on an unknowing public …— David Rosengarten
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Examples of foist in a Sentence
shopkeepers who foist shoddy souvenirs on unsuspecting tourists
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If the local council did not impose its own plan, then the government would foist one on the area with even less input from locals, says Paul Spooner, the former Tory leader of Guildford council. — The Economist, "A rebellion against house-building spells trouble for the Tories," 17 Aug. 2019 Ironically, Mexico’s special vulnerability to our erratic president, and its unhealthy dependence on the U.S. economy are results of the reforms that the U.S. helped foist upon the country in the 1980s and 90s, including NAFTA. — Mark Weisbrot, The New Republic, "Tariffs Are a Bad Response to an Imaginary Border Crisis," 5 June 2019 Some worry, too, about foisting their values on another culture. — Emily Tate, WIRED, "When an Online Teaching Job Becomes a Window into Child Abuse," 17 July 2019 Anyone who thinks Americans would rather foist their dirtiest, nastiest jobs onto someone more willing to do them obviously has not met Danny Jackson of Cincinnati. — Byron Mccauley, Cincinnati.com, "Meet Danny Jackson, the man who cleans up roadkill from Cincinnati streets," 20 June 2019 Joe Biden, who has drawn fire for his opposition to federally mandated integration by busing during the nineteen-seventies and his support for welfare reform in the nineteen-nineties, was foisted with the unenviable task of speaking first. — Osita Nwanevu, The New Yorker, "Democrats’ Cautious Return to the War on Poverty," 30 June 2019 Capitalism does not foist any particular celebrity on us, even if capitalist ideology finds many affinities with celebrity culture’s exaltation of individuals. — Sharon Marcus, Time, "Even the Internet Hasn’t Really Changed How Being Famous Works. Here’s Why," 25 June 2019 This seeming endorsement of Stalin’s strategy was not part of the compulsory edits foisted upon Grossman. — Aaron Lake Smith, Harper's magazine, "The Trials of Vasily Grossman," 24 June 2019 For his opposite number, look to the unfortunate me-first stories foisted upon us by Marty Smith, who ended a segment in New Orleans, where Pelicans fans were celebrating the imminent No. 1 pick of Zion Williamson, by crowd surfing. Crowd surfing. — Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, "Phoenix Suns draft pick Cam Johnson is my new favorite player. He should be yours, too. Here's why.," 20 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'foist.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for foist
foist
verb
English Language Learners Definition of foist
: to force someone to accept (something that is not good or not wanted)
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