throw down the gauntlet
Example Sentences
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If anyone thought the Kings were hoping to stare across the ice, look the Oilers in the eyes and throw down the gauntlet, he wasn’t among them.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2024
After scoring the goal that sealed Manchester City’s progress to the semifinals, Phil Foden appeared to throw down the gauntlet to Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2021
In a new study, published today in the journal Science Advances, scientists decided to really throw down the gauntlet.
From The Verge • Feb. 13, 2019
Its chair Maria Millerpromised she would "throw down the gauntlet to companies such as Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter".
From The Guardian • Jun. 19, 2013
But they are weak, they are afraid of offending, they don't like to say "No," and thus they throw down the gauntlet and are soon on the broad road to ruin.
From Pushing to the Front by Marden, Orison Swett
