How to Use challenge in a Sentence

challenge

1 of 2 verb

• None of them were willing to challenge the referee on the call.
• She's been challenged on her handling of the problem.
• The work doesn't challenge him anymore, and he's often bored.
• A number of doctors are challenging the study's claims.
• The new lawsuit challenges the lower court's decision.
• It's a game that will challenge a child's imagination.
• The tree must stand strong against the winds that challenge it.
  — Tom Nolan, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2020
• There’s a group of teams set to challenge for the throne.
  — Jordan Culver, Pro Soccer USA, 11 June 2019
• The play was close enough that the Cards challenged it.
  — Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati.com, 13 Apr. 2018
• Life is full of lessons that will challenge you all along the way.
  — Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 7 June 2022
• The two went to court to challenge the project permits.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2022
• The law has been challenged in court, but the judges have not yet taken up the case.
  — Reuters, NBC News, 28 Aug. 2023
• The head football coach is challenging fans to a fight.
  — Corey Clark, The Courier-Journal, 21 Oct. 2017
• This was the first time Harbaugh had challenged such a call.
  — Daniel Oyefusi, baltimoresun.com, 16 Sep. 2019
• Challenge your brain and challenge your work habits and stuff like that.
  — David Kehrli, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2021
• The law has already been challenged in the Supreme Court.
  — The Economist, 11 Dec. 2019
• The change is almost certain to be challenged in court.
  — Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News, 10 May 2023
• Young was not at the meeting and did not challenge the findings.
  — Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 Mar. 2021
• Ready to challenge yourself to get stronger and move better?
  — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 1 Jan. 2024
• Lansbury is the first non-action star to be challenged to a fight.
  — Justin Curto, PEOPLE.com, 11 June 2019
• It's been challenging to grasp the business end of things.
  — Daina Saleh, Naperville Sun, 15 Dec. 2017
• That is why many of us prefer not to challenge gender bias.
  — Nimi Princewill, CNN, 9 Mar. 2021
• In hers, the bride promised to love, celebrate and challenge the groom.
  — New York Times, 29 July 2022
• The web is full of tips for how to deal with challenging relatives in these months.
  — Ilana Masad, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2023
• Covid exposed the frailty of life and forced many to challenge their views on work and location.
  — Jerry Cahn, Forbes, 6 May 2022
• But rather than challenge us, their aim is to keep us happy.
  — Stephen Galloway, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2018
• The Rockets could very well challenge for the runner-up spot.
  — Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland, 24 Feb. 2022
• Try it on your next leg day to challenge (and build) your strength and power.
  — Amy Marturana, SELF, 11 June 2019
• Coaches tend to react to those type of outbursts and challenge the play.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2022
• On lap three and beyond, challenge yourself to see how fast a lap can be done.
  — Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 3 Sep. 2021

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challenge

2 of 2 noun

• The band feels ready for new challenges.
• Do you accept my challenge to a game of chess?
• If he takes on the new project he will face the greatest challenge of his career.
• The ski slope offers a high degree of challenge.
• Management is seeking ways to better meet the challenge of future growth.
• The senator may face a challenge from within her own party.
• Teaching adolescents can be quite a challenge.
• The next major challenge for the company is to improve its distribution capabilities.
• What were some of the greatest challenges to the project?
  — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2024
• The mechanics of the site have been their own challenge.
  — New York Times, 19 May 2021
• The challenge was filmed from both above and beneath the surface.
  — Anna Chernova and Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 14 Jan. 2021
• That’s one of the challenges a lot of people had with smart home.
  — Eric Johnson, Recode, 24 Dec. 2018
• The challenge is that the Fed doesn’t have many levers to pull to achieve that goal.
  — Nik Popli, Time, 2 Nov. 2022
• But Williams is more than up to the challenge of being the new girl.
  — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 8 Oct. 2020
• Once the keys were in my hand, the real challenge began.
  — Samantha Netkin, House Beautiful, 6 Sep. 2018
• But now, the winners of the first round have to go against each other in the same challenge.
  — Kyndall Cunningham, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2021
• That’s what the challenge is to lead a company like this.
  — Steven Levy, Wired, 30 June 2020
• In the years ahead, everyone is going to have to rise to the challenge.
  — Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2022
• One challenge for the theater: How to pay for such a show.
  — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 5 Aug. 2021
• The hiking trail has some steep hills, which can be a challenge for some.
  — Tyler Carter, Dallas News, 28 May 2021
• The big challenge is that there is not enough talent to meet demand.
  — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022
• The challenges women face to get elected are as old as the modern era.
  — Amber Phillips, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2017
• Your challenge lies in the body, mind and soul department.
  — SFChronicle.com, 11 Aug. 2020
• In your eyes, what was the biggest challenge in bringing that to life?
  — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 2 Feb. 2022
• It’s through challenge and in a weird way through friction.
  — Monica Kim, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2019
• The challenge is to be mindful of what the usual rules would’ve been, and to try to stick with them.
  — NBC News, 2 Apr. 2020
• The heat and bone-dry conditions pose a challenge for fire crews.
  — Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2022
• Smith, who is doing the challenge with his wife this year, said.
  — NBC News, 11 Jan. 2020
• The challenge will be greater for some school districts than others.
  — Peter Krouse, cleveland, 10 July 2020
• The fridge-clean-out meal is my favorite challenge each week.
  — Jake Smith, Glamour, 21 June 2022

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024