Example Sentences

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The findings from my four-hour walkabout were confounding.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2023

He decided to let his clothes speak for him and when his clothes were confounding, he was content to let audiences wrestle with the conundrums all on their own.

From Washington Post • Aug. 21, 2020

Entering the year, the Redskins’ defensive line was supposed to be the team’s biggest strength, which is why the unit’s struggles through the first four weeks were confounding.

From Washington Times • Oct. 16, 2019

Golf Digest had the opportunity to sit in on a dozen of those meetings with coalitions representing Florida and Massachusetts and the takeaways seemed nearly as obvious as they were confounding:

From Golf Digest • May 17, 2017

The skill, strategy and strength of the stranger were confounding to the robber, and he was cast upon the ground totally disabled in a very few moments.

From The Duke's Prize; a Story of Art and Heart in Florence by Ballou, Maturin Murray