throw down the gauntlet
Example Sentences
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If anyone thought the Kings were hoping to stare across the ice, look the Oilers in the eyes and throw down the gauntlet, he wasn’t among them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2024
With Liverpool playing later on Sunday, and defending champions Manchester City still behind them after dropping points against Crystal Palace, Arsenal had an opportunity to throw down the gauntlet to their rivals.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2023
After scoring the goal that sealed Manchester City’s progress to the semifinals, Phil Foden appeared to throw down the gauntlet to Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 16, 2021
Richard Hunter, head of markets at interactive investor, says Tesco’s move “may also throw down the gauntlet to some of its blue chip rivals, resulting in some other companies potentially following suit.”
From The Guardian ● Dec. 2, 2020
The retort that she did so only when she knew that Germany was about to throw down the gauntlet, seems to me far-fetched.
From The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) by John Holland Rose
