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
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
With Jamie Smith up they can't because of the risk of being stumped.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 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
The second stage was introduced as a change, by common consent Sir Grummore stumped off to one end of the clearing, while King Pellinore plodded off to the other.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
