had confounded
- past perfect of confound.
Example Sentences
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The Rams owner and billionaire developer solved a puzzle that had confounded the NFL for two decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2024
His memoir recounts the year he spent, not long ago, when he was well into his 60s, trying to learn the algebra, geometry and calculus that had confounded him decades before.
From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2022
“But where most saw an impenetrable mystery,” Marks writes, “I saw gaps that needed filling, and felt compelled to unravel the story that had confounded so many.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2021
Another issue that caused problems Saturday had confounded negotiators for six years: setting up carbon-trading markets.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 13, 2021
By then she had performed unfalteringly under the twins’ perspicacious scrutiny and had confounded all their expectations.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
