stumped
Example Sentences
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Adam Harris Levine stood before the 18th-century painting, completely stumped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Eventually, Abbas poked the pace of Josh Tongue to point before Razaullah was stumped off Lawrence from the final ball of the day to leave Pakistan 453 all out.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
ChatGPT-style AI is revolutionizing the world of high-level math by quickly solving famous, long-unsolved problems that stumped experts for decades.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The 12-year-old drugmaker, more commonly known as RevMed, had spent much of its existence trying to solve a scientific puzzle that had stumped some of the industry’s leading researchers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
“If you are stumped, you may take some time to study the masters.”
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
