How to Use rise to the challenge in a Sentence
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The question now, is whether Iowans can rise to the challenge a third time.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2020
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In the years ahead, everyone is going to have to rise to the challenge.
—Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2022
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They might be surprised by how quickly their children show signs of relief—and rise to the challenge.
—Gail Cornwall, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
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The play put pressure on the Cardinals, who didn't rise to the challenge.
—Emily Horos, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2023
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In this moment, businesses and leaders must rise to the challenge.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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The companies that succeed in this evolving landscape will be the ones that rise to the challenge.
—Tom Eggemeier, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Weber is optimistic that cities and companies will rise to the challenge.
—Vanessa Bates Ramirez, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2026
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But for the benefit of babies, and their parents, there need to be more incentives for new brands to rise to the challenge.
—Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 22 May 2022
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They are known to set impossibly high standards and expect employees to rise to the challenge.
—Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
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Hill, after allowing a first-inning run on three singles, seemed to rise to the challenge of protecting it.
—Phil Miller, Star Tribune, 25 Aug. 2020
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The issue becomes, as the levels go up and the challenges increase, can the Lakers’ role guys rise to the challenge?
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2023
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There’s a culture of a competitive spirit to rise to the challenge and to not shy away from these expectations.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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These trematosaurids, crocodile-like relatives of modern frogs and salamanders, were among the first to rise to the challenge.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
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With no playbook for this era, boards must rise to the challenge to navigate uncertainty and chart a path for the future in real time.
—Lara Abrash, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
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The role of people who rise to the challenge isn’t defined by their religion—it’s defined by their courage and their ability to tell right from wrong.
—Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
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Instead, the players expect the Seminoles to rise to the challenge in what is the conference opener for both teams.
—Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Sep. 2021
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By seeing so many people, brands, and organizations rise to the challenge and grow into their power and find their voice and forge their path.
—Emily Farra, Vogue, 6 May 2021
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Only time will tell if this wet fantasia of a film can sivako, or rise to the challenge, and meet Cameron’s definition of success.
—Vulture, 8 Jan. 2023
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Non-work ambitions served as a motivator, driving him to rise to the challenge of meeting them, including through work.
—Aliza Knox, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Harrington believed that middle-class America would rise to the challenge.
—Kim Phillips-Fein, The New Republic, 28 Aug. 2023
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Lagarde, a second-rate politician turned fourth-rate central banker, was never likely to rise to the challenge posed by the current inflationary surge.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 22 June 2022
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If third-stringer DiNucci can’t rise to the challenge, the fantasy stock of all the Cowboys could plummet.
—Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 26 Oct. 2020
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Biden acknowledged that there were real questions when the war started about whether the democratic nations of Europe and the world would rise to the challenge.
—David E. Sanger, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Feb. 2023
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As those expectations heighten, Clark III appears ready to rise to the challenge.
—Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022
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Capping one of the country’s busiest interstate corridors with an elevated park is a tall task, but a group of Atlanta leaders aims to rise to the challenge.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
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If there are fewer laugh-out-loud moments in Season 2, the series goes deeper, and the actors are more than able to rise to the challenge of blending humor and drama.
—oregonlive, 20 July 2021
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When managers provide structure, support and accountability, people rise to the challenge.
—Jeff Weiss, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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If business leaders rise to the challenge, perhaps this platform of burning cities will finally motivate positive action.
—Rosabeth Moss Kanter For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 3 June 2020
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As patients, payers, and investors demand more evidence and proof that digital software really works as promised, new companies will rise to the challenge.
—John Torous, STAT, 18 Apr. 2023
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The summit is expanding its focus on sustainability — and Brazil’s climate advocates hope the country will rise to the challenge.
—Laura Martins, The Verge, 21 Sep. 2023
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