brain-teaser
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In the lab, each person attempted to solve a series of brain teaser puzzles, with three minutes allotted per puzzle.
From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2026
But we didn’t flock to the original story for a brain teaser.
From Salon • Feb. 2, 2024
The footage, viewed more than 21 million times, garnered thousands of comments from people who appreciated the brain teaser.
From Fox News • Dec. 3, 2021
There were a bunch of exceptions and fine print, stuff involving rental cars, hotels and partner airlines, all of which amounted to a brain teaser for Petersen.
From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2021
Wanting to get her mind off her stomach, I remember a brain teaser game my teacher used to play with us.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
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