challenged

Example Sentences

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“God has challenged me to see him as a person and respond differently,” Grigg said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Moments later she was inside the car and the young woman challenged her for not wearing a headscarf.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Skelton said: "It's clear that he does make statements and then when he's challenged or we have evidence, that sort of melts away."

From BBC • May 7, 2026

So I called up Soto-Martínez and challenged him to convince this doubting Tomás.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Granted, they were there because Burr challenged Hamilton, and Hamilton concluded he could not refuse the challenge without staining his honor.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis