How to Use stump in a Sentence

stump

1 of 2 noun

• The bottom of the stump should be moist with some sap present.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2022
• The sapling that sprouted from the stump now stands about 60 feet.
  — Tiana Woodard, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2023
• On each end of the pitch is a wicket, a set of three stumps and two bails.
  — Peter Rauterkus, Dallas News, 12 July 2023
• Romp grabbed a tree, pounded the stump against the ground and fluffed out the branches.
  — Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
• Yes, a stylish tree stump is the chicest place to sit or display items.
  — Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 13 June 2023
• Tree stumps, logs, things like that floated in and out of that place.
  — Callie Cassick, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2024
• Within two weeks, new leaves sprouted from the top of the stump.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2020
• Eat it on a stump in the grouse woods or with your back against a fence in a pheasant field.
  — The Editors, Field & Stream, 23 Nov. 2023
• Also be sure to check the ground for any large rocks, roots, stumps, or sticks.
  — Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 13 Dec. 2023
• In the Facebook photos of the dead buck, the shooter posed next to a tree stump amid grass and leaves.
  — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2023
• Here’s what this looks like in pruning away the stump of a branch torn off from a winter storm.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 17 July 2023
• In the middle of the state seal, a farmer plows a field, his rifle propped on a nearby tree stump.
  — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2023
• If the stump is 2 feet or more in diameter, clear a space that is 2- to 3-feet away from the stump.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2023
• The old mulberry tree had burned and died and been cut down to a stump and was now used as a place to axe firewood.
  — Ottessa Moshfegh, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022
• Who really knows what these pols escape to in their hours off the stump?
  — Armond White, National Review, 8 Sep. 2023
• The greenish field is covered with brown leaves, tree stumps and small branches.
  — Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2024
• The impressive stump sculpture stands 9 feet tall and has a small owl carved into the bark.
  — Sarah Gish, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
• Avery picked up the tree stump—free for the asking—at a local antiques store.
  — Leslie Poyzer, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2021
• Picking out a rotted stump, Ash dug a shallow basin at the edge of it, and set a trap inside.
  — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2022
• But as a stump pitch went, that made for a pretty slim difference.
  — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2024
• Mendez came home from work to find a stump where a mature tree was hours earlier.
  — Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2022
• The live-in tree stump features a studio layout with two beds and one bathroom.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
• For the icing on the woodland cake, Fritz distributes spores of mushrooms, lichen and moss on stumps and logs.
  — Monica Cardoza, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
• Their new goat companion sits on a tree stump and screams when gently pressed.
  — Tanya Edwards, Parents, 4 Oct. 2023
• The cut appears to have been high enough that the stump should still have enough adventitious buds to regrow.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
• The other team tries to get them out by knocking the bail off the stump of the wicket with the ball before the batsmen complete an exchange.
  — Peter Rauterkus, Dallas News, 12 July 2023
• New trees and shrubs with a large root ball will probably need to be planted adjacent to the old stump.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2023
• Out on the stump, her jeremiads against the New Deal also failed to rouse voters.
  — oregonlive, 27 Sep. 2022
• Where her three middle fingers should be, there are only tiny stumps that have no bones.
  — Dallas News, 24 Feb. 2023
• The kit was less than one day old, weighed about 2.2 ounces, and her umbilical stump was still attached.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2024

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stump

2 of 2 verb

• One costume stumps the room: The Dude, i.e., a bearded dad in a bathrobe.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2023
• If you're stumped for what to include, these are the best Easter toys to buy in 2023.
  — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 28 Mar. 2023
• But they were stumped on what to mix with it to produce enough gas to power a car.
  — Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2023
• By the way, some trivia to stump your friends: Who was the last person to throw a pitch for the Brooklyn Dodgers?
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
• Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez visited the city to stump for her.
  — Ross Barkan, The New Republic, 3 Aug. 2023
• If you’re really stumped on what to get your best friend this year, why not get her the gift of a good time?
  — Savannah Smith, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2023
• Shopping for the perfect Father’s Day gift can stump even the most gift-savvy.
  — Deena Campbell, Essence, 25 May 2021
• Stanford’s defense was so badly stumped, Keister said the field was wide open all the way to the end zone.
  — Ndaschel, oregonlive, 19 Sep. 2023
• So when next Tuesday night rolls around, and you’re stumped on supper, reach for that jar of mayo in your fridge door.
  — Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 3 Oct. 2023
• Ramona Simpson, the city’s deputy chief of staff, was also stumped.
  — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2023
• But even this simple case has stumped researchers for over 20 years.
  — Michael Greshko, Quanta Magazine, 10 Jan. 2024
• Smith shows support for the school and its plight, but hasn’t stumped for the future at Dickert’s level.
  — Ndaschel, oregonlive, 18 Sep. 2023
• Instead, participants – like the rest of the world – were stumped by the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
  — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2023
• Toward the end of the show, the audience is finally stumped.
  — Lisa Bonos, Washington Post, 18 June 2023
• But in all this research, one thing has stumped us: The secret behind her smudge-proof red lip.
  — Brittany Talarico, Peoplemag, 29 Jan. 2024
• If the human is stumped, the AI will elaborate on its image.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
• And these puzzles aren’t just fun for kids, there are plenty of hard riddles that will even stump adults.
  — Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 4 Sep. 2023
• When asked about the Uyghurs during the radio show, Suarez was completely stumped.
  — Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani, The New Republic, 27 June 2023
• But there is one group (or rather, gender) that’s always stumped me in my present-picking: men.
  — Emma Specter, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2023
• How to look after your hair on a flight is a question that has stumped travelers for years.
  — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 July 2023
• And on sale right now for $100, if you’re stumped on what to get that last person on your list, these fabulous kicks are a shoe-in present.
  — Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2023
• The goalkeeper has been one of the constants for the team throughout their playoff run, but even he was left stumped against Vegas.
  — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 24 May 2023
• Mark Consuelos has been stumped one too many times by Jane Krakowski.
  — EW.com, 13 Feb. 2024
• Biden himself will stump across the country to sell the accomplishment.
  — Dan Merica, CNN, 17 Nov. 2021
• Even the great late physicist John Wheeler, who coined the term black hole for a thing made only of spacetime, was stumped by time itself.
  — WIRED, 27 Sep. 2023
• President Biden made an evening visit to Long Beach to stump for Newsom.
  — Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2021
• Remember that even the best, most accomplished deer hunters get stumped, too.
  — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 5 Oct. 2023
• See all Abstractions blog For two decades, the conjecture stumped anyone who tried to prove it.
  — Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2023
• Beyond that, a strange powdery substance covering the area left them stumped.
  — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 May 2023
• In past cycles, presidential hopefuls have stumped in Arizona and built campaign organizations in the state ahead of the election.
  — Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024