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
The first man to take up the gauntlet the Nullifiers had thrown down was Webster, in his famous reply to Hayne.
From Thomas Hart Benton by Roosevelt, Theodore
I will take up the gauntlet he has thrown down.
From Vineta The Phantom City by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
As he spoke the last words, he cast a rather meaning glance at Fr�ulein Lina, who was quick to take up the gauntlet.
From Fickle Fortune by Elisabeth Burstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)
No, no; he must take up the gauntlet, however contemptible the hand might be that had thrown it down in the dark.
From Problematic Characters A Novel by Spielhagen, Friedrich
