stumped
Example Sentences
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His healthcare providers were stumped by his symptoms: a fever, rash, and intense headaches.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 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
However she was denied a 10-wicket haul when Marianne Artur had Lindiwe Polaki, one of only three Lesotho batters to score a run, stumped to conclude the match.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura was sitting at a chess board in Cyprus last week feeling absolutely stumped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
There was somethin’ goin’ on that night he hadn’t counted on — dunno-what it was, no one does — but somethin’ about you stumped him, all right.”
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
