gauntlet

Example Sentences

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Rangers could have been more streetwise when re-establishing their two-goal lead and Rohl laid down the gauntlet to his players.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Yet even as she threw down the gauntlet, Jackson sounded pessimistic about a course correction.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

That throws the gauntlet down to AST SpaceMobile, which has long suggested that its own satellites—which are much larger but fewer in number than the thousands of Starlink craft—will offer superior performance.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Yet before she can truly represent both the queen of the underworld and goddess of spring, Moreno must first survive the gauntlet that is the New York winter.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

The man lay in a puddle of black water, offering up a lobstered gauntlet in token of submission.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin