stump

Example Sentences

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Matt Henry nearly had Rahmanullah Gurbaz caught after he skied a top edge behind the stumps, but keeper Seifert and Allen collided as they both ran back and the chance went begging.

From Barron's

The thorny issue of what to do with Russian assets has not only stumped Western leaders but also officials in Berlin who are saddled with three crumbling buildings belonging to Moscow.

From Barron's

“We call it stumping out—it means that your legs just give out and you collapse,” Rahlves said.

From The Wall Street Journal

He left his ax on the stump he’d been hacking away at and motioned for us to follow him into the house.

From Literature

The first of those, delivered Monday, sounded in many ways like a campaign stump speech, except longer.

From Los Angeles Times