take up the gauntlet
Example Sentences
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Two new books, one from each of these two perspectives, take up the gauntlet of explaining successful innovation.
From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2010
As if to take up the gauntlet, a faint zephyr flicked the listless cheek of the ocean, and slapped the sails.
From Confessions of a Beachcomber by Banfield, E. J. (Edmund James)
Be that as it may, Varro is made to take up the gauntlet and to rush away at once amid the philosophers.
From The Life of Cicero Volume II. by Trollope, Anthony
Where is a champion to take up the gauntlet for such a Nell?” 255As quick as light, the King threw back the arras and came between them.
From Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time by Hazelton, George C.
"He will take up the gauntlet presently," said Beatrice.
From Henrietta's Wish Or, Domineering by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
