Example Sentences

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Many of them have been allegedly pushed across the border at gunpoint, according to activists and lawyers who have challenged the measures in court.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Members have challenged the order in court, with a hearing due on Tuesday.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

If you didn’t know him personally, would you have challenged him?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Arciga says some of his friends have challenged him to reconsider whether he should be training AI to do what only humans can do.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

I could have challenged Ruth, told her she was twisting things, that even if I might have laughed, it wasn’t in the way she was implying.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro