stumper
Example Sentences
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The conversation grew increasingly heated from there as Carlson launched stumper after stumper made up of basic facts.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2025
Tarantino’s end credits’ citation of another piece of period marketing, a 1960s “Batman” radio promotion featuring Adam West and Burt Ward, offer another stumper of an Easter Egg.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2019
In the melting pot that is the big wide world, “Who am I?” is the ultimate stumper.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2018
A few years ago, this question would’ve been a constitutional stumper.
From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2014
But how the mischief even a raw Britisher could be soft-sawdered by Anstey is a stumper.
From The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley by Bertram Mitford
