How to Use compound in a Sentence

compound

1 of 3 noun

• This can burn the compounds in your tea.
  — Sherri Gordon, Health, 21 Feb. 2026
• But not all the compounds were in good shape.
  — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
• Youth sports compounds over a decade or more.
  — Michael Fealey, Sportico.com, 28 Feb. 2026
• These compounds are found in foods such as whole grains and legumes.
  — Merve Ceylan, Health, 21 Oct. 2025
• The large compound leaves can grow up to 5 feet wide.
  — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
• Add some heat to the mix with a spicy compound butter.
  — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2026
• Most haven't left this 7-acre compound in more than four years.
  — Denise Schrier Cetta, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
• One compounds; the other has a high burn rate.
  — Laura Jayne Waters, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
• This helped the team weed out trippy compounds.
  — Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
• But the real cost compounds over time.
  — Britney Porter, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
• Some of these compounds along with sewage ends up in certain rivers.
  — Ari Daniel, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
• Rippling would call this the compound start-up.
  — Alex Lazarow, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
• The compound includes a main house, a barn, and a pool house.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 June 2026
• This tree features gray bark and compound leaves made of five leaflets.
  — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
• Both draw cash, but only one compounds.
  — Samuel Mueller, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
• Six drones were launched toward the compound, five of which were shot down.
  — Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
• The compound was all or nothing.
  — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
• But the inn has grown to five rooms in the historic compound, open four nights a week.
  — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
• Click here to see more photos of the Ibiza compound.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
• Click here to see all the photos of the Alpine compound.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2026
• Days off compound things further.
  — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
• The compound shogaols may also reduce pain when used over time.
  — Lauren O'Connor, Health, 21 Oct. 2025
• Over time, this divide compounds.
  — Richard Hughes Iv, STAT, 12 Jan. 2026
• There are a lot of other compounds that can enhance the heat or tame the heat.
  — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2023
• This is where serious work on the compound gets done.
  — David Caraccio may 23, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2026
• This gives your body a range of nutrients and plant compounds.
  — Lindsey Desoto, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2025
• Some contained trace amounts of the compound but were mostly filler.
  — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
• These special compounds protect your colon and boost your gut health.
  — Anahad O’Connor, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2026
• The fat is made of compounds called fatty acids that may reduce pain and swelling.
  — Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 28 Feb. 2024
• This home was not his main compound, sources said, and the area was not studded with land mines.
  — Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026

compound

2 of 3 verb

• And the gap just compounds from there.
  — Blake O'Shaughnessy, Fortune, 3 May 2026
• All those bad thoughts compound.
  — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025
• Which, of course, compounds the tragedy.
  — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
• Over decades, those costs compound against savers.
  — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
• Not knowing what to say or do compounds the pain.
  — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
• This is one way to compound this model.
  — Jon Ostenson, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
• With wildfire smoke added to the mix, those threats compound.
  — Yessenia Funes, The New Republic, 8 June 2023
• Those numbers compound fast across a full week.
  — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
• For some, this can be compounded by a strange urge to move their legs.
  — Delaney Nothaft, USA TODAY, 5 May 2023
• Those costs compound throughout the day.
  — Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
• Then this compounds with Pick 5s and 6s, etc.
  — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 2 May 2026
• Value still compounds over time.
  — Mina Haque, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
• Try your best not to compound their burden with your own struggles.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
• All these seem like compounding trends for all but the biggest acts.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
• Over time, those losses compound.
  — Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 2 Mar. 2026
• Own a business that can compound wealth at a higher rate over many years.
  — Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
• Over time, that approach compounds.
  — Charles Taylor, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
• These high rates compound the risks tied to an unbalanced grid.
  — Lora Myers, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
• The struggles are compounded by a rough slate of games against top teams.
  — Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
• Get rid of your high-rate debt before the problem compounds.
  — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
• And that debt will compound daily until dealt with.
  — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
• Trust compounds faster than features.
  — Nelson Chu, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
• Drinking risks start with the first drop and compound with every drink.
  — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
• That’s the kind of Ground Floor stock that can compound steeply over time.
  — Jeffrey Hirsch, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
• Once that tax is paid, those dollars are no longer compounding for you.
  — Joshua Harmon, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
• Not a series of one-off bets, but a flywheel that compounds over time.
  — Daren Smith, IndieWire, 27 May 2026
• Over time, that friction compounds.
  — Mustafa Abdelmonem, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
• No one writes down why, and the consequences compound over time.
  — Maria Colacurcio, Fortune, 28 June 2026
• When artists are in control of these tools, the results compound.
  — Jem Aswad, Variety, 18 June 2026
• Not by shrinking, but by building trust that compounds over time.
  — Kelly Ehlers, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026

compound

3 of 3 adjective

• Most of that is compound growth.
  — Teresa Ghilarducci, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
• This medium-sized tree has large, doubly compound leaves that turn bright yellow in the fall.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
• The compound effect of meditating each day will reap great rewards.
  — Kimberly Svoboda, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2022
• These leaves are pinnately compound, 1 to 2 feet long, and have a central stalk with nine to 31 leaflets.
  — Jim Gilbert, Star Tribune, 24 Sep. 2020
• The compound effect of which Shackleford said is likely to increase crime.
  — Brandon Drenon, The Indianapolis Star, 1 July 2022
• This number expanded at a compound annual growth rate north of 7% for the past 25 years.
  — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 1 July 2026
• These exercises are compound movements that work multiple muscle groups at once.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022
• Deadlifts or squats, on the other hand, are compound moves that require involvement of a whole bunch of other muscles (like your quads, in the case of squats).
  — Tiffany Ayuda, SELF, 8 Aug. 2022
• Singh expects consulting to grow at a compound annual growth rate in the low single digits going forward.
  — Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
• Orbbec expects its revenue from robotics to post a compound annual growth rate of about 100% over the next three to five years.
  — Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
• That is a compound annual growth rate of 23%, compared to just 4% for total bank lending over the same period.
  — Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 11 May 2026
• Annualized returns show the compound annual growth rates of the stock over the three-year period — including share price gains or losses, plus dividends.
  — Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2022
• The report says compound extreme events around the world, like heat and drought, have increased since the 1950s, likely caused by anthropogenic, or humanmade, climate change.
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 11 Aug. 2021
• Over the past decade high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals have fueled luxury’s demand, increasing in number at a compound annual growth rate of 8 percent.
  — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 7 July 2026
• Fine wine has a compound annual growth rate of 10% over the last 30 years, according to the Liv-Ex investables index which tracks the going rates for fine wines.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 14 June 2022
• That marks the 22nd consecutive year of increases with a compound annual growth rate of 8% over that period, Travelers said.
  — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 4 May 2026
• Predictions for the multibillion-dollar market’s compound annual growth rate range between 25% and 30%.
  — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
• Fine wine has had a compound annual growth rate of 10% over the last 30 years, according to the Liv-Ex investables index, which tracks the going rates for fine wines.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 12 July 2023
• This market could potentially grow to the $16 billion to $19 billion range by the middle of the next decade, with a compound annual growth rate in excess of 20%.
  — Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
• Some of the best strength exercises to target such groups are compound, multijoint movements such as squats, lunges, deadlifts, hamstring curls, rows, lat pull-downs, chest presses, and push-ups, Occhipinti says.
  — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 4 Mar. 2026
• Over that same time, Don Papa outperformed the Europe market, with a compound annual growth rate of 29%, Diageo said.
  — Joseph Hoppe, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2023
• Also consider that analysts expect earnings to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 31% over the next three years.
  — Zev Fima, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2025
• Astilbe is a noun meaning any of a genus of chiefly Asian perennials of the saxifrage family that have simple or usually compound leaves and are widely cultivated for their panicles of usually white, pink, or red flowers.
  — City News Service, Daily News, 28 May 2026
• Astilbe is a noun meaning any of a genus of chiefly Asian perennials of the saxifrage family that have simple or usually compound leaves and are widely cultivated for their panicles of usually white, pink, or red flowers.
  — City News Service, Daily News, 27 May 2026
• Astilbe is a noun meaning any of a genus of chiefly Asian perennial plants of the saxifrage family that have simple or usually compound leaves and are widely cultivated for their panicles of usually white, pink or red flowers.
  — City News Service, Daily News, 26 May 2026
• Hard seltzers are anticipated to have a compound annual growth rate of almost 23% over the next five years, according to market research firm TechSci Research.
  — Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 2 May 2022
• Between 2025 and 2030, the global secondhand market is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of about 9 percent.
  — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
• The global accounting-software market is expected to expand over the next five years by a compound annual growth rate of nearly 10%, or roughly $7 billion annually, according to market research firm Technavio.
  — Angus Loten, WSJ, 13 June 2022
• The brand has scaled quickly with a compound annual growth rate of 64 per cent since 2020, delivering double-digit profit margins, and expects to generate around £100 million in revenue by the end of the fiscal year.
  — Maliha Shoaib, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2025
• This forecast, which implies a compound annual growth rate of around 14%, is a conservative target compared to the company’s 21% average annual revenue growth over the past three years and the robust demand in the cybersecurity sector.
  — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025