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
It’s a stumper, but hardly one that you’re going to lose sleep over.
From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2018
The first step — choosing a profile name — is a stumper.
From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2015
That was a "stumper" for the poor woman, who evidently did not understand one-half of the sentence.
From Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time by Gilmore, James R.
