The prisoners had to run a gauntlet as part of their punishment. From LearnThat.org.
Threw down the gauntlet. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Took up the gauntlet. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Her skill-power comes along when she steals a gauntlet from the villainous Lord Licorice. From Wordnik.com. [Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Trollitrade’s Second Review Forum] Reference
"A gauntlet is a kind of glove from medieval armoury," writes Kat. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
Davids article is not as you describe it aka gauntlet revealing opposites etc etc blah blah. From Wordnik.com. [David McWilliams] Reference
So if the gauntlet is the threat, and The Avengers defeat it all by their lonesome, then it will be. From Wordnik.com. [Comic Book Movie] Reference
A gauntlet was a glove; the wearer would throw it to the ground to show that he was challenging an opponent to fight. From Wordnik.com. [fling (throw) down the gauntlet] Reference
The gauntlet is down. From Wordnik.com. [Fuzzy Fidelity] Reference
An armored gauntlet is guantelete o manopla. From Wordnik.com. [Running the Gauntlet] Reference
First through the gauntlet is Ellie Something. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-05-01] Reference
Neither Hillary or Obama have run that kind of gauntlet before. From Wordnik.com. ["Will Hillzilla Crush Obambi?"] Reference
The "gauntlet" refers to the challenge that would accompany the speech. From Wordnik.com. [An Alternative to Impeachment] Reference
This was struck from player to player, who wore a kind of gauntlet on the arm. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy"] Reference
The letter is a "gauntlet" and a "long overdue test" for the Obama adminstration. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
The Cestus was a kind of gauntlet, or glove, made of straps of leather, and plated with brass, lead or iron. From Wordnik.com. [The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6)] Reference
This team will get a true test in trying to run through the gauntlet which is the next three weeks: at Dallas. From Wordnik.com. [DN_EarthtoPhilly] Reference
These closed-loop "gauntlet" tests trick the systems into believing the aircraft is flying, and test the responses. From Wordnik.com. [HEADLINES] Reference
Wooley said it recommends a "gauntlet" of devices to repel carp advancing toward Lake Michigan in the Chicago waterways. From Wordnik.com. [R&D Mag - News] Reference
If Palin survives the gauntlet, that is!. From Wordnik.com. [John McCain…”backside glances” video. All in camera angle! « Julian Ayrs & Pop Culture] Reference
"gauntlet" tests, as well as the weather in the Seattle area. From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
With his appearance yesterday, Assange has thrown down the gauntlet. From Wordnik.com. [Time for Obama to shut down WikiLeaks' Assange] Reference
Miles Mendenhall poses, throwing down his gauntlet of academic inquiry. From Wordnik.com. [ARTINFO: "WORK OF ART" RECAP: China Chow's Side of the Mountain] Reference
Each of these warriors held a weapon, a hammer, a gauntlet, a sword, and a staff. From Wordnik.com. [Arcana Magi - c.9: Brie Williams, Sentinel of Byakko] Reference
"Show me whatyougot, big fella," I say to him throwing down the poetic gauntlet. From Wordnik.com. [At the Viking Poetry Slam] Reference
The public was ambivalent about postal reform until Koizumi threw down the gauntlet. From Wordnik.com. [Elvis Has Left The Building] Reference
Her parents stood there with eyes wide open as they looked at the gauntlet and the disk. From Wordnik.com. [Arcana Magi - c.15: Chisame Murakami, Sentinel of Genbu] Reference
A female dwarf scientist typed on the computer to make a gauntlet open and close its arm. From Wordnik.com. [Arcana Magi - c.3: Five Months Later...] Reference
In other words, he threw down a gauntlet: this means war -- "culture war," in his own words. From Wordnik.com. [Justice Rip Van Winkle] Reference
Courtesy has declined, and the gauntlet from curb to seat has become increasingly harrowing. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Johansmeyer: Five Parties Guilty of Creating JetBlue Flight Attendant Steven Slater] Reference
Chisame knelt down on one knee, raising her gauntlet, Fable, over of her head like a turtle. From Wordnik.com. [Arcana Magi - c.17: Separation] Reference
Chisame lowered her gauntlet as she could almost hear the screaming from within Lyn's closed mouth. From Wordnik.com. [Arcana Magi - c.25: Satisfaction] Reference
Marvel big-screen gauntlet when he whipped up the crowd by saying "The Avengers" would be even more mind-blowing. From Wordnik.com. [Geek Central sizes up the full 'Avengers' cast] Reference
She said the Obama presidency would mean a historic throwing down of the gauntlet in challenge to African-Americans. From Wordnik.com. [‘All Things Are Possible’] Reference
The latest iPhone navigation app to be run through our testing gauntlet is the MotionX GPS Drive app from FullPower. From Wordnik.com. [Test Drive: MotionX GPS Drive iPhone app shows potential] Reference
After walking the neon-chiffon gauntlet, we were shown our table in the center of what is actually a small dining room. From Wordnik.com. [Feed Me, Baby, One More Time] Reference
The next nomination, which will come at the earliest in 2011, will have to run the gauntlet of a very different Senate. From Wordnik.com. [Kagan Sails Through The Vote] Reference
All teams are humbled by some challenges through the testing gauntlet, and clearly this was the reality check for Aptera. From Wordnik.com. [Automotive X Prize: Aptera completes the handling test, West Philly triumphs] Reference
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