Example Sentences

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The next set of flights will challenge the aircraft in a new way.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

The fourth straight slow year for the housing market will challenge industries that rely on home sales, including real-estate brokerages, mortgage lenders, home builders and furniture manufacturers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

At the precipice of an odyssey that will challenge the half-lives they’ve lived so far, the sisters’ anger is palpable.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

"We've played the most football in Europe this year, and we've got a really small squad right now, so it will challenge us," said Skinner.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

“Well,” he said, “I think this young lady needs to be in a class that will challenge her.”

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson