Tell the truth, and so puzzle and confound your adversaries. From LearnThat.org. [-Sir Henry Wotton]
We must not, however, confound purity with maturity. From Wordnik.com. [When the Holy Ghost is Come] Reference
Verb (used with object) : The complicated directions confounded him. ,The revolution confounded the people. ,truth confounded with error. ,confound it! ,to confound their arguments. From Dictionary.com.
And it does kind of confound some of us as to why we can ` t do it. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 8, 2007] Reference
I say "confound" because wild rice isn't rice and it isn't grown in California. From Wordnik.com. [Herbal Triptych] Reference
I see nothing but Danger and Distress, such as confound my Resolution, and non − plus my Courage. From Wordnik.com. [Exilius] Reference
"confound" critics and skeptics and make peace with the Palestinians - but he said he needs a partner. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Headlines - ABC 7 News] Reference
Sunlight sparks upon the sand as flickering mirages confound. From Wordnik.com. [NATURAE] Reference
But Assad may confound doubters with his durability even in death. From Wordnik.com. [Legacy Of An Arab Survivor] Reference
Developments like these confound Carr's "Follow, don't lead" advice. From Wordnik.com. [Twilight Of The Pc Era?] Reference
"Blast and confound this weather," he said, tugging at his wispy hair. From Wordnik.com. [FOR SCIENCE!] Reference
Behold, these ten times you confound me, and are not ashamed to oppress me. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 20: Job The Challoner Revision] Reference
I want to be broad-minded, but, confound it! it seems that I cyan't, suh. '. From Wordnik.com. [Tales of the Road] Reference
But again, the euphemizing of the disaster never ceases to confound reality. From Wordnik.com. [Bob Cesca: The BP Disaster Continues Despite the Cheerful Happy Talk] Reference
But some Democrats saw this as a ploy to confound the official debate schedule. From Wordnik.com. [How Al Got His Bounce] Reference
If she walk not at thy hand, she will confound thee in the sight of thy enemies. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 26: Ecclesiasticus The Challoner Revision] Reference
But then, as he stood before it, the wood turned dark as though to confound him. From Wordnik.com. [I didn't know Nostradamus played in McNamara's band (Novel - excerpt)] Reference
I write not these things to confound you: but I admonish you as my dearest children. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 53: 1 Corinthians The Challoner Revision] Reference
But she knew the truth: it was a soulless entity that lived to confound these novices. From Wordnik.com. [Driving Lessons] Reference
No one gave me a direct answer; their object appeared to be to mistify and confound me. From Wordnik.com. [Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal] Reference
Touch-based smartphone screens confound blind people who rely on buttons and raised type. From Wordnik.com. [Bills push to make Web devices more accessible to disabled users] Reference
It is time that men should cease to confound power with crime, and call this union genius. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
As the author cogently argues, India has repeatedly managed to confound even its most dire critics. From Wordnik.com. [India, In A New Light] Reference
There's always a chance that scientists have left something out that will confound their predictions. From Wordnik.com. [Zeroing In On Climate Change] Reference
No, Bob Dole did it Bob Dole's way: in secret, as a surprise, to help his party and confound the pundits. From Wordnik.com. [Gingrich Goes On The Dole] Reference
If Mugabe does confound his critics by agreeing to step down, his successor will face significant challenges. From Wordnik.com. [On Knife’s Edge] Reference
Patients have sometimes been given enough antibiotics to confound a diagnostic test -- but not enough to cure them. From Wordnik.com. [The Itch And The Scratch] Reference
AND HOW IT GOES AWRYThe brain can confound snippets of memory from a real event with snippets from an imagined one. 1. From Wordnik.com. [You Must Remember This] Reference
The Pac-10's performance against BYU's soon-to-be-former conference, the neighboring Mountain West, continues to confound. From Wordnik.com. [If Not USC, Who...?] Reference
It was the sort of instinctive, first-time, natural poacher's finish which indicated he may yet confound his many doubters. From Wordnik.com. [David Ngog double gives Roy Hodgson a flying start at Liverpool] Reference
A full-featured model that sounds stellar on paper may confound a first-time user, particularly if they are not tech savvy. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Picks – Best GPS navigators for the holidays] Reference
There may not be a conspiracy between President Clinton and the Congress to confound the public, but the effect is the same. From Wordnik.com. [The Deficit In Leadership] Reference
As she has grown older the words continue to confound us, but even when they are intelligible they often do not make sense to us. From Wordnik.com. [Ariane Zurcher: A Conundrum - Autism] Reference
There are sights in Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein's eye-opening documentary that will confirm and confound both right and left. From Wordnik.com. [THE SOLDIERS' STORY] Reference
We continue to confound the dream of true equality by rejecting the investments in remediation and infrastructure needed to achieve it. From Wordnik.com. [12 Things You Must Know To Survive And Thrive In] Reference
The first time through, the band's sprawling compositions, bursting arrangements and wacky time signatures would absolutely confound me. From Wordnik.com. [The Return Of Dave] Reference
'I will go and dine at the restaurant, confound it!'. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
She's such a plucky little thing herself, confound it?. From Wordnik.com. [The Fifth Ace] Reference
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