confounded

• “His eyes were still open, his expression confounded.”

  Simon & Schuster: Demon From The Dark

• “He finally looked at her, his expression confounded.”

  Simon & Schuster: Loving the Highlander

• “Sir Menzies Campbell once again confounded his critics by displaying genuine fire and passion over Iraq.”

  Archive 2007-01-01

• “Although somewhat quiet with just 13 shots, as the Nets used more double-teams, he again confounded them with his patient, intelligent play.”

  USATODAY.com

• “He paused with swift awkwardness, again confounded by his unwonted flow of speech.”

  Chapter 1

• “We ought to pray that all their attempts against the church may be frustrated, that in them they may be confounded and turned back with shame, as those that have not been able to bring to pass their enterprise and expectation: Let them all be confounded is as much as,”

  Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)

• “a slight passing alarm at one or two explosions that she would, for instance, address her stepfather, after hearing his volleys at some offender in the distance, with, "Who did I hear you calling a confounded idiot, Jeremiah?”

  Somehow Good

• “I will gladly cross swords with Baron Haer another day, when I, too, have ... what did you call the confounded things, Paul? ”

  Mercenary

• “He was troubled at finding himself alone in this place and spoke the words, which whoso says shall never be confounded, that is to say, "There is no power and no virtue but in God the Most High, the Supreme!”

  The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II

• “So he spoke the word, which whoso saith shall never be confounded, that is to say, 'Verily, we are God's and to Him we return!' and going back to the old woman's house, knocked at the door.”

  The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV

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