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
In the new book, reader “Josh of Woonsocket, R.I.” poses the potential stumper: “Has humanity produced enough paint to cover the entire land area of the Earth?”
From Washington Post • Sep. 12, 2022
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
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
This logic was rather a stumper; but they took him up, as before said, and carried him for further examination.
From The Women of the Confederacy by Underwood, J. L.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
