That was a "stumper" for the poor woman, who evidently did not understand one-half of the sentence.    From Wordnik.com.  [Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time] Reference

That was a 'stumper' for the poor woman, who evidently did not understand one half of the sentence.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference

During a House Energy & Commerce Committee hearing, Barton smugly posed a "stumper" to Energy Secretary Steve Chu.    From Wordnik.com.  [MNpublius.com] Reference

And we're not talking about stumper questions either.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 9, 2009] Reference

Uh, infantile paralysis was a stumper for a long time.    From Wordnik.com.  [Oral History Interview with Margaret Kennedy Goodwin, September 26, 1997. Interview R-0113. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference

The Wild, Wild Planet: A stumper, as I've never seen it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Science Fiction Tuesdays on TCM in June] Reference

Thanks so much for finding this one — it was a stumper!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Firedoglake » Prelude to The Dark Side] Reference

CNN's John Zarrella has more on Florida's stubborn stumper.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 1, 2006] Reference

"Senator, why do you want to be president?" was a real stumper.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ted Kennedy is unhappy with Supreme Court confirmation hearings.] Reference

Well, my first attempt at Name That Book didn't solve my stumper.    From Wordnik.com.  [Name That Book II] Reference

"I thought it was a stumper," he remarked with evident satisfaction.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Land of Promise] Reference

LOL Number 6 was the stumper going over to check out their site now.    From Wordnik.com.  [Win Some Crafty Stuff!] Reference

CROWLEY: Nobody slipped up, nobody stuck out, but there was a stumper.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 13, 2007] Reference

CROWLEY: Nobody slipped up, nobody struck out but there was a stumper.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 13, 2007] Reference

Each has gotten a stumper that's both revealing and a little embarrassing.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 22, 2009] Reference

Here's my stumper, which I posted at Loganberry a while back, to no avail.    From Wordnik.com.  [Name That Book] Reference

Bibliophile Bullpen: stumper - damaged book skip to main | skip to sidebar.    From Wordnik.com.  [stumper - damaged book] Reference

It's not going to happen unless there's a stumper in Jake's book, she thought.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wizard and Glass]

As far as your soul search goes, yes, you've got quite a stumper on your hands.    From Wordnik.com.  [Backing Into an Evidentiary Standard for ID] Reference

Then there is this stumper: “What would this book be like if written by a man?”.    From Wordnik.com.  [2008 April 22 « One-Minute Book Reviews] Reference

BORGER: Well, I don't think I'd -- a stumper like, like yours, I cannot match, Wolf.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 22, 2009] Reference

It was a bit of a stumper, as we look at pictures there of the space shuttle launching.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 6, 2006] Reference

Off-topic, but Peter Baker at WaPoOChatz calls my question this morning “a stumper.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [Firedoglake » Safavian Found Guilty] Reference

He'd keep that little brown jug full of homemade whiskey, old stumper or white lightning.    From Wordnik.com.  [Oral History Interview with John W. Snipes, September 20, 1976. Interview H-0098-1. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference

PLAINFIELD TODAY: Councilor Storch asks a stumper question skip to main | skip to sidebar.    From Wordnik.com.  [Councilor Storch asks a stumper question] Reference

Another War on Terrorism stumper: which President actually tried to kill Osama bin Laden?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Iraq’s New Freedom on Display: Hundreds of Thousands Chant ‘Death To America’] Reference

And another Hillary Clinton stumper has been asked to resign for forwarding a hoax e-mail about Barack Obama.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 10, 2007] Reference

Then he asked me a stumper: does this hypothetical middle-class person who is supposedly paying more now have children?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Off Beat: The Campaign's New Math] Reference

The stumper for most of us is what type of gift to bring.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tips and Answers] Reference

Wedding Present's "My Favourite Dress" would prove to be a stumper.    From Wordnik.com.  [ShowHype - Top Entertainment News, Videos, and Blogs] Reference

Despite this evidence, I was still hung up by such an ethical stumper.    From Wordnik.com.  [Joystiq] Reference

The stumper will be run simultaneously on SQL Server Central and Simple-Talk.    From Wordnik.com.  [SQLServerCentral.com Articles] Reference

RecipeFilter: Seafood stew stumper! cioppino, which I would like to try to replicate at home.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ask MetaFilter] Reference