Example Sentences

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“We found that even after getting rid of these confounds, people still claimed early.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

“To be dead honest it confounds me,” said Jillian Michaels, the trainer turned podcaster, famous for her role on the reality TV show “Biggest Loser.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

“You're asking people in different age brackets, which confounds the entire thing, right?”

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2024

Increased lactate levels and reduced pH in postmortem brains of schizophrenics: medication confounds.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2024

It confounds me when people don’t assist or even welcome those on their own team.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys