foray (Meaning)
foray (n)
a sudden short attack
an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence)
foray (v)
steal goods; take as spoils
briefly enter enemy territory
foray (n.)
A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.
foray (v. t.)
To pillage; to ravage.
Synonyms & Antonyms of foray
foray Sentence Examples
- The hikers embarked on a daring foray into the untamed wilderness.
- The historian embarked on a literary foray into Victorian-era literature.
- The artist made a brief foray into abstract expressionism.
- The company's foray into e-commerce proved successful.
- The detective made a perilous foray into the underworld to gather evidence.
- The scientist ventured on a scientific foray to study the remote Antarctic.
- The expedition was a successful foray into uncharted territory.
- The entrepreneur's foray into the tech industry was met with mixed results.
- The critic made a critical foray into the realm of contemporary poetry.
- The mountaineer's foray to the summit was a thrilling but perilous experience.
FAQs About the word foray
a sudden short attack, an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence), steal goods; take as spoils, briefly enter enemy territoryA sudde
raid, invasion,incursion, strike, descent, assault,inroad, irruption, rush, onslaught
rehabilitate, redeem, recover, restore, redeem, rehabilitate, restore,recover, recondition, fix
The hikers embarked on a daring foray into the untamed wilderness.
The historian embarked on a literary foray into Victorian-era literature.
The artist made a brief foray into abstract expressionism.
The company's foray into e-commerce proved successful.
