stumper
Example Sentences
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The conversation grew increasingly heated from there as Carlson launched stumper after stumper made up of basic facts.
From Salon • Jun. 18, 2025
Tarantino’s end credits’ citation of another piece of period marketing, a 1960s “Batman” radio promotion featuring Adam West and Burt Ward, offer another stumper of an Easter Egg.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2019
In the melting pot that is the big wide world, “Who am I?” is the ultimate stumper.
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2018
A few months into his new job as an organic inspector, Chris Van Hook got a stumper of a question.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2016
That was a stumper until Pete Barnes had another idee, and that was that old Otto Schmidt, the trusty shoe repairer of Ryeville, might know.
From The Comings of Cousin Ann by Sampson, Emma Speed
