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Meanings of run the gauntlet in English

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Usage of run the gauntlet in English
1
Most of them tried to run the gauntlet; few, however, got through.
The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson / In Which is T...
2
Isaac was to run the gauntlet-oneof the severest of Indian tortures.
Betty Zane
3
The messenger would have to run the gauntlet of the enemy's earthworks.
Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories
4
Three Dyaks were attempting to run the gauntlet to their beleaguered comrades.
The Wings of the Morning
5
Paul! yell a few who recognize me as I run the gauntlet.
Black is the new white
6
She had run the gauntlet safely, and come to anchor off Smithville.
The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner
7
He might or might not run the gauntlet in the darkness.
The Texan Star: The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty
8
Six have run the gauntlet and are fleeing back to Hazleton.
The Transgressors / Story of a Great Sin / A Political Novel of ...
9
This was my shot, my chance to run the gauntlet of the masses.
The black prism
10
Would you like to run the gauntlet to the beat of the drum?
The Robbers
11
In those days, we didn't have security and we'd have to run the gauntlet.
The Guardian
12
Surely, you have all heard the phrase ' run the gauntlet'?
James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper
13
He had to run the gauntlet of the whole band.
The Cloister and the Hearth
14
Of course I should run the gauntlet of their sentries.
Rujub, the Juggler
15
Everything that is to age well must have run the gauntlet of its youth.
The Note-Books of Samuel Butler
16
An English prisoner was allowed to run the gauntlet here.
Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Volume 01: the Hudson and it...
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Run the gauntlet through the time
Run the gauntlet across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common