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
His old friend, Madison, was one of the first to take up the gauntlet thus boldly thrown before the sincere friends of the Constitution.
From Inquiry Into the Origin and Course of Political Parties in the United States by Van Buren, Martin
The government decided not to take up the gauntlet thrown down by the Peers, but to proceed with the rest of their political programme.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various
For a moment Mr. Hornblower seemed tempted to take up the gauntlet with himself, challenging his own forcibly expressed convictions.
From Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale by Smith, Harriet L.
Regular arrangements were made, definite challenges were given and accepted, and fights took place between successive sets of boys as they grew old enough to throw down or take up the gauntlet.
From Memories A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During Four Years of War by Beers, Fannie A.
