run the gauntlet

Example Sentences

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While some tankers have sailed through, several owners said they aren’t willing to run the gauntlet.

From The Wall Street Journal

Waitrose has run the gauntlet of disgruntled loyal customers before.

From BBC

"Significant numbers of elderly people don't have internet access at all - leaving them with little choice but to run the gauntlet of ticket machines which either don't offer the best prices, or make it difficult to find the appropriate fares," he added.

From BBC

But he added: "My guess is that the drone was launched from far closer in than that, as this would avoid it having to run the gauntlet of much of Moscow's defences."

From BBC

Day after day, during the Macpherson Inquiry hearings into the botched murder investigation, I would watch from the media pen as Doreen braced herself to run the gauntlet of the cameras waiting to catch her as she arrived.

From BBC