[
US
/ˈtʃæɫəndʒ/
]
[ UK /tʃˈælɪndʒ/ ]
[ UK /tʃˈælɪndʒ/ ]
VERB
-
take exception to
She challenged his claims - raise a formal objection in a court of law
-
ask for identification
The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard -
issue a challenge to
Fischer challenged Spassky to a match
NOUN
- a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror
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questioning a statement and demanding an explanation
his challenge of the assumption that Japan is still our enemy - a demand by a sentry for a password or identification
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a demanding or stimulating situation
they reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power - a call to engage in a contest or fight
How To Use challenge In A Sentence
- While maintaining a level of accessibility and providing information are important, this must not dumb the work down, compromise the artists' intentions, or remove the challenge aspect of art that many people thrive on.
- The final section of the traverse was a bit of a challenge: delicate, balancey moves with next to nothing for hands or feet.
- If I wanted to find blogs written in Welsh, then I have a bit of a challenge ahead of me.
- Over Fate of Georgia, Provinces With Russian forces appearing to hunker down in Georgia, U.S. and European officials now face a pricklier challenge: Moscow's insistence that it has the right to help break up the country. U.S.-Russia Relations Turn Cold
- But after three years of frantic knitting, they decided to end the challenge, despite reaching halfway.
- John Terry booked after a rash challenge which nearly lost Holdsworth his head.
- Evelyn answered, crossing her arms across her chest, as if daring her mother to challenge her.
- Enforcers in full-face helmets were everywhere, striding through the crowd with arrogance born of unchallenged supremacy.
- But such economies will not be sufficient to meet this gargantuan challenge. Times, Sunday Times
- Following three young people with dwarfism, with the focus on normal everyday challenges. Times, Sunday Times