Sentence examples for confounded expectations from inspiring English sources

He added: "I think a big thing was confounded expectations" as people expecting a film about ballet may have been shocked by the intensity of the thriller storyline.

Rupert Murdoch has admitted to making "spectacular" mistakes in the past, but the News Corp chief believes he has also "confounded expectations".

If the thought was that Hull, who secured a surprise promotion to the Premier League and confounded expectations by staying up and strengthening, were the role models for Burnley, the opposite scenario transpired.

The two main candidates for prime minister have each confounded expectations.

The few studies that have investigated weight illusions in a more cognitive context than the SWI [8], [9] have all confounded expectations of heaviness with continuous visual input during the task.

Once again, Jezza had confounded expectations.

But then Ms. Dunham has confounded expectations all her life.

Enthusiasts note how Rebus has both satisfied convention and confounded expectations.

The dip confounded expectations for a rise to 72,450 in a Reuters poll of economists.

That's a hint as to how much this year's longlist has confounded expectations.

As discussed, the wild card of biofuels confounded expectations for the past 15 years.