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
And in any given session, a stumper might come along that wipes out a huge number of players.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2018
A few months into his new job as an organic inspector, Chris Van Hook got a stumper of a question.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2016
This logic was rather a stumper; but they took him up, as before said, and carried him for further examination.
From The Women of the Confederacy by J. L. Underwood
