challenged

Example Sentences

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“I was challenged a lot this season and I feel like I embraced everything that was thrown at me,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Even sophisticated U.S. and allied defenses in the Gulf have been challenged by Iran’s drones and missiles, most of which still depend on communications links that could be disrupted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

For instance, there was Florian Wirtz's penalty claim against Arsenal in January after he was challenged by Leandro Trossard.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

"The new fossil is about 15 inches long with a relatively complex, conical body plan, which challenged many of our expectations for the appearance of early sponges."

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Yet, once those ideas were challenged, progress was breathtakingly rapid—after fifteen centuries of stagnation, there have been fewer than another five centuries from the time of Copernicus to the present day.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin