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
And in any given session, a stumper might come along that wipes out a huge number of players.
From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2018
"I thought it was a stumper," he remarked with evident satisfaction.
From The Land of Promise by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
