gauntlet

Example Sentences

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“It was truly a gauntlet. When I look back, it’s remarkable how many games we could have lost. If we were 34-1, we would have considered that season a loss.”

From Los Angeles Times

The prince has thrown down a gauntlet to a newspaper group he believes has made his life hell and which, he and others claim, used illegal means to do so.

From BBC

They at one point formed a gauntlet outside the arena.

From Seattle Times

Thrown down, that gauntlet received adulation and scant criticism in the United States.

From Salon

France, clearly hurting from their first loss in over a year to Ireland, laid down the gauntlet as they powered forward before unleashing Ntamack to score in the corner after only four minutes.

From BBC