stumped
Example Sentences
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Last month, OpenAI announced that its latest version of ChatGPT had solved a major math problem, one that had stumped experts for 80 years.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2026
Bharti Fulmali was stumped for a three-ball one and India failed to score a boundary for 21 balls as they reached 132-5 at the end of the 18th over.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
Because a famous math problem that stumped humans for the better part of a century has finally been toppled—by AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
When the vehicles violate traffic laws, some police have been stumped as to how to hold the driverless cars accountable.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
I collected my books and stumped off muttering, “There’s an awful lot of this going around.”
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
