stumping

Example Sentences

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“Thank you, Emily”: Wintour stumping for “The Devil Wears Prada 2” as she and Anne Hathaway continue with the makeup and hairstyling prize.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

That's before you get to the matter of having accounts signed off, squaring matters with the Electoral Commission, and then stumping up deposits for candidates.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey, who made a century in the first innings, had another good day with his quick hands stumping Crawley off Lyon.

From Barron's • Dec. 20, 2025

Creating the mechanical equivalent of the human hand is a challenge that has been stumping corporate and academic researchers for years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025

This time, I was stumping for Hillary Clinton, Barack’s opponent in the brutal 2008 primary who’d gone on to become his loyal and effective secretary of state.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama