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
And in all chivalrous France was there not a champion to take up the gauntlet in defence of a helpless girl?
From Recitations for the Social Circle by Harvey, James Clarence
The courage to take up the gauntlet for his wife, to make a scene, to silence his cousin, is a courage he does not possess.
From A Terrible Secret by Fleming, May Agnes
All eyes were turned on Falk who was compelled to take up the gauntlet, for no one doubted that Ygberg's criticism was a challenge.
From The Red Room by Strindberg, August
Some who were too fond of controversy, as they grew wiser, have refused to take up the gauntlet.
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 by Disraeli, Isaac
