have confounded
- present perfect of confound.
Example Sentences
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The well-timed bets have confounded a market in which the price of oil has become a strategic pressure point for both the U.S. and Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
Major central banks have confounded economists with a string of interest rate rises that, so far, have moderated inflation without causing global recession.
From Reuters ● Sep. 14, 2023
The tragedies in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay have confounded Americans who regard California as a best-case bastion of gun safety in a nation awash with firearms.
From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2023
The Terriers finished 20th in the Championship last season but have confounded many expectations to finish third and reach Wembley.
From BBC ● May 28, 2022
Ye are not bound one to another: ye have confounded your offices, and abandoned your functions.
From The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation by Maitland, Edward
