stump

Example Sentences

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But even they may be stumped when faced with the gargantuan challenge of coming up with a deserving story to encapsulate the unique feat of producing 500 episodes of television.

From Los Angeles Times

No Bride of Haarlem tree filled the air with fragrance; only the stump had been too big to haul off for firewood.

From Literature

The idea that a teacher would have a brother at all stumped Lloyd.

From Literature

"We have jobs, but we don't make anything," he added, as he took an axe to a tree stump in a neighbouring plot.

From Barron's

“When I came back our country was dead. Now it’s the hottest country on the planet,” he said in what has become the standard stump speech pickup line.

From Salon