Explore Stumped through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Stumped meaning
- Perplexed, confused.
- out as a result of the wicket-keeper breaking the wicket with the ball while the batsman is out of his crease.
- Done for; bankrupt or ruined.
Using Stumped
- The main meaning on this page is: Perplexed, confused. | out as a result of the wicket-keeper breaking the wicket with the ball while the batsman is out of his crease. | Done for; bankrupt or ruined.
- In the example corpus, stumped often appears in combinations such as: was stumped, stumped for, stumped by.
Context around Stumped
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Stumped
- In this selection, "stumped" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, totally, feel, bit, off, lying and researchers stand out and add context to how "stumped" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a bit stumped that the and all totally stumped when he. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "stumped" sits close to words such as adil, agra and amicably, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with stumped
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Although a popular song, it stumped Joey. (7 words)
And he wasn't the only one who was stumped. (10 words)
Zookeepers were stumped when a gibbon got pregnant alone in her cage. (12 words)
For each of the following puzzles, I provide a link to the solution, but I suggest you resist the temptation to look as soon as you feel stumped—the answer may come to you with just a little more contemplation. (40 words)
The attack that occurred in the early morning hours of an off-campus home had spread fear throughout the university and surrounding area for weeks, as authorities seemed stumped by the brutal stabbings. (33 words)
Root was left to shepherd the tail when Ben Foakes over-balanced against Michael Bracewell’s spin and was stumped lying flat on the ground and he began to enjoy himself. (31 words)
But he had us all totally stumped when he asked, “How would you prove that you have gone to the moon? (21 words)
Example sentences (20)
Although Bishop's fans recognized her as Medusa right away, she stumped the panelists until the end.
But he had us all totally stumped when he asked, “How would you prove that you have gone to the moon?
For each of the following puzzles, I provide a link to the solution, but I suggest you resist the temptation to look as soon as you feel stumped—the answer may come to you with just a little more contemplation.
I’m a bit stumped that the Ducks weren’t better this season, but perhaps they’re asking too much of Terry and Zegras at this stage.
It doesn’t make sense that the Secret Service was stumped in its investigation into a bag of cocaine.
Like Poeltl, there’s also a silhouette feature for players who get stumped.
Mlaba had Bernadine Bezuldenhout brilliantly stumped off just the second ball of the innings.
Police had long been stumped by the murders, with talks of a corruption scandal in Suffolk County possibly leading to setbacks.
Root was left to shepherd the tail when Ben Foakes over-balanced against Michael Bracewell’s spin and was stumped lying flat on the ground and he began to enjoy himself.
That came to an end when Matt Parkinson, on loan from Lancashire, had Conners stumped going for a dirty swipe.
The attack that occurred in the early morning hours of an off-campus home had spread fear throughout the university and surrounding area for weeks, as authorities seemed stumped by the brutal stabbings.
The question,"Why do zebras have stripes?" is one that’s long stumped researchers.
They faced down demons against the Chargers, a team that stumped them last year.
Zookeepers were stumped when a gibbon got pregnant alone in her cage.
After an hour on the phone, Scotiabank told her to contact Lynx first for a refund, leaving Wheeler stumped.
Agar had Rehan Ahmed caught at long-on and Budinger off a miscue to backward point before Peter Handscomb was stumped off a wide delivery from Bopara.
Although a popular song, it stumped Joey.
And he wasn't the only one who was stumped.
A rarely seen mystery deep sea fish found floating on the ocean surface off the has stumped scientists.
As revealed by MailOnline last week, Clarkson, 64, stumped up the seven-figure sum for the Windmill in the Cotswolds within minutes of meeting its owner.
Common combinations with stumped
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- was stumped 12×
- stumped for 10×
- stumped by 8×
- stumped the 6×
- stumped up 6×
- stumped when 5×
- has stumped 5×
- stumped off 5×
- get stumped 3×
- that stumped 3×