gauntlet

When Korpi creeps through a gauntlet of sleeping soldiers, you hope they stay snoring for their own safety.

Sierra Canyon will be facing a gauntlet of Trinity League teams, something it has prepared for in the last two seasons by playing Trinity teams in nonleague and playoff games.

The final exam for USC and its defense is a five-game gauntlet, starting on the road in one of the Big Ten’s more hostile environments.

Cars wind through a gauntlet of traffic cones and caution tape.

The SEC has long trumpeted its slate of conference games as the toughest gauntlet in college football.