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
The big-time stumper that year, however, was on the Republican side: George W. Bush passed over the prospects that advisor Dick Cheney was vetting and tapped Cheney himself.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2024
The first step — choosing a profile name — is a stumper.
From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2015
A few years ago, this question would’ve been a constitutional stumper.
From Slate • Nov. 20, 2014
His letter a fortnight ago was a regular stumper.
From Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia by Paget, Walter
