brainteaser
Example Sentences
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To avoid a repeat of the Swift debacle, a more elaborately plotted set of staggered presales for Beyoncé’s new tour had rules and requirements resembling a brainteaser — with some fans opting still to travel to distant locations for easier, better deals.
From New York Times
A psychological brainteaser, “Etta and Ella” gave Kennedy a vital digital platform for her lyrical, eerily seductive imagination.
From Washington Post
Arranging the four proved the only brainteaser.
From Washington Post
Consider this brainteaser: “A baseball bat and ball cost $1.10 together. The bat cost $1 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?”
From Scientific American
The show lays out the three story lines with sufficient clarity and moves among them fluidly, and there’s the brainteaser pleasure of sorting out the different relationships and courses of events.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
