stumped

Example Sentences

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NFL fans watching were stumped on what the Eagles would do next.

From Seattle Times

Yet Karikó herself is the best teacher for those who are simply stumped by the science of how mRNA vaccines actually work.

From Salon

What stumped them was how at least two Swedish news outlets had managed to report the names and achievements of the laureates hours before the official announcement.

From New York Times

Regardless of who first thought about them, until recently, researchers were stumped by one seemingly easy question about Möbius bands: What is the shortest strip of paper needed to make one?

From Scientific American

When I finally stumped them on a dish — asadura, a delicious concoction made from pig’s heart, lung, stomach and blood — someone yelled “I’d try that!” to positive murmurs from the audience.

From Los Angeles Times