head-scratcher

noun

head-scratch·er ˈhed-ˌskra-chər

plural head-scratchers

informal

: something that is confusing, mysterious, or hard to understand

We love college football for nothing if not the belief—hope even—that at any moment the unexpected could happen. Young as it is, this season has already provided its share of jaw-droppers and head-scratchers.—

Holly Anderson

Examples of head-scratcher in a Sentence

why he chose to sink all of his money into a failing business is a real head-scratcher

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The decision to leave Maye in the game for most of the fourth quarter was a head-scratcher. —

Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024 This next possibility is a bit of a head-scratcher. —

Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024 But Burrow couldn’t find the right plays to give his team the edge in the win, which has been a head-scratcher all season long for this Bengals squad. —

Scott Thompson, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2024 But in the funkiness of the bracket is a bevy of head-scratchers. —

Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for head-scratcher