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 • Mar. 5, 2026
As markets run the gauntlet of four major central bank policy decisions this week, and Italy's election at the end of it, the trajectory for interest rates keeps rising all the time.
From Reuters • Sep. 20, 2022
"Those appointments, some of them were very, very, difficult. Had I had to run the gauntlet of protesters, it would have made them even worse," she said.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2022
“It’s a test of voters to run the gauntlet, to figure out these new rules and restrictions,” Hewitt said.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2021
He had run the gauntlet of flames, risked his life several times in a futile effort to locate his young nieces and nephew, and barely managed to escape.
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
