thrown down

Example Sentences

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An interesting gauntlet was thrown down this week when the parent of Fox News agreed to acquire Roku, availing itself of a post-cable platform to compete for news dominance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

But now that the Venetians had thrown down the gauntlet, all their reservations disappeared.

From Slate • Dec. 15, 2024

In contrast, the WRU bosses have been hiding in the pavilion, looking for a night-watchman to take on the chin music, rather than stride to the wicket to face the deliveries thrown down.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2024

From there, a challenge was thrown down and the plan was concocted for them to meet at All-Star weekend.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2024

After Nailer and Nita were nearly thrown down into the train gap, they rode with their arms threaded through the ladders.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi