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Example sentences for: stumped

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--Stumped
Sure, Hillary stumped brilliantly for Charles Schumer; but why would she want to subject herself to what the WP calls the "tabloid-soaked culture" of New York ...
I frequently engage in it myself when stumped by the complexity of an algorithm.
The NYT reports that the "spirited contests" between candidates isn't enough to spark much enthusiasm for the old-fashioned exercise in democracy: though presidential hopefuls have stumped tirelessly throughout the state (save John McCain, who is skipping Iowa to concentrate on next week's primary in New Hampshire), only one-ninth of registered voters are expected to turn out Monday night to stand up and nominate their candidates.
He is determined to find a quick way out of the crisis, but is stumped about how to do that.