Example sentences for: compounded

How can you use “compounded” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Stirrup has been compounded from the Old English stige `ascent' + rāp .' Anglo-Saxon stirrups were made of rope and were probably used for ascending objects other than horses.

  • While the year's first few months are a time of optimism, they say, the end of the year is characterized by pessimism compounded by the onset of winter.

  • British anger with France was compounded over the weekend by the revelation that French cows are partly fed on processed human excrement.

  • Unfortunately, the mistake is compounded and perpetuated by dragging in expressions like man in the street, the average working man , and others, and, as a result, the entire argument degenerates.

  • Lariat is compounded from the Spanish la `the' + reata `lasso.


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