Usage of "running the gauntlet"

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Form of physical punishment.

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Usage of running the gauntlet in inglês

Fleets of fly-boats, convoyed by armed vessels, were perpetually running the gauntlet. 
 History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the ... 

He had a sudden vision of himself running the gauntlet of the ridicule. 
 The Cow Puncher 

Her dress bore witness to her running the gauntlet beside him. 
 Beauchamp's Career — Volume 4 

Stone danced with joy: He'll be running the gauntlet next clip. 
 Laramie Holds the Range 

I don't feel like running the gauntlet of the dining room just now. 
 Big Timber: A Story of the Northwest 

Stanley and his men were worn out with running the gauntlet month after month. 
 From Pole to Pole: A Book for Young People 

There were two reasons Artie kept running the gauntlet to get to Spark Academy. 
 Wastelands 

He knew the Indian way of running the gauntlet. 
 Betty Zane 

He was running the gauntlet again among the Shawnees. 
 The Scouts of the Valley 

No more running the gauntlet for him that day. 
 Alice of Old Vincennes 

For a moment she contemplated crossing the street to avoid running the gauntlet of their inspection. 
 Stubble 

Besides, Gabriel Abbott strikes me as the type of man who might enjoy running the gauntlet. 
 Beauty and the feast 

Still, she didn't think running the gauntlet of those crawling shapes would be too much fun. 
 Swan Song 

It is golf's equivalent of running the gauntlet. 
 The Guardian 

Kenton was again doomed to death, to be preceded by the terrible ordeal of running the gauntlet. 
 Daniel Boone: The Pioneer of Kentucky 

Without running the gauntlet of caucus primary and election, every one of us attained that sacred shrine. 
 The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 45, July, 1861 / A Magazine... 