Examples of 'were stumped' in a sentence

Meaning of "were stumped"

were stumped: This phrase is used to indicate that someone is puzzled, confused, or at a loss about something, unable to find a solution or answer

How to use "were stumped" in a sentence

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were stumped
We were stumped with what are we going to do with these scenes.
The government workers were stumped.
The doctors were stumped on how he had contracted it.
He and his colleagues were stumped.
The forensic teams were stumped because of all the fire damage.
When they were then asked how a beer could be dry they were stumped.
They were stumped.
Penzias and Wilson were stumped.
Even the Doctors were stumped to know what was wrong with Millie initially.
Although I am a little surprised you were stumped by the lingo.
They were stumped until they came across Eugene Shoemaker 's work on Meteor Crater.
Last time we played the game you were stumped by Alexander Graham Bell.
Mycologists at the University of Windsor were stumped.
For years, scientists were stumped by the mystery of whale migration.
For almost two years, researchers were stumped.

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The best minds were stumped -- really smart people.
Overwatch 's doctors and scientists were stumped.
We were stumped then, too.
Jason 's colleagues and friends were stumped.
So, if you were stumped for a gift, this could be a rather novel idea.
Now that they were at its door, they were stumped.
Are you saying that you were stumped by Sheldon 's math problem?
But four weeks after announcing the plan, health administrators had to admit they were stumped.
We had decided on the first name, but were stumped on the middle name.
When it was ravaging Europe, they brought together all these scientists, and they were stumped.
They, too, were stumped and resolved to extend and deepen Jahn and Nelson 's work.
There should be no metal in there . They were stumped.
And you were stumped by Lely . ".
But when it came to the plague of Lice, they were stumped.
Yeah, even the doctors were stumped.
And could only collect fingerprints . He wanted Wen to think that the police were stumped.
For years, scientists were stumped.
She was seen at a number of medical centers in Israel, but they were stumped.
But, brilliant as they were, they were stumped.
X-rays showed nothing so we were stumped.
Once again, scientists were stumped.
At first, the researchers were stumped.
I am so relieved . Yeah, even the doctors were stumped.

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