Sentence examples for and a gauntlet of from inspiring English sources

There were more bodyguards outside the house than I remembered, and a gauntlet of cement-filled oil barrels.

For those in schools, each day brings a chorus of other people's coughs and sneezes, and a gauntlet of germs to dodge.

Anne McElvoy, senior editor at the Economist I left the Tory party conference last week and a gauntlet of protesters shouting hate-you-very-much messages at everyone who passed through security.

Then there's ash-covered, naked holy men squatting on the ground and a gauntlet of boats to run to get to your own, trying not to think of what will happen if you fall into the most polluted river on earth.

After a modulation back to A minor and a gauntlet of arpeggios, the main theme returns.

The city's vast, layered highway system with its rises and dips, on-ramps and off-ramps, crossing bayous and reservoirs and swamps was a gauntlet of rushing water and sudden roadblocks.

AOL has faced and met a gauntlet of challenges and we will continue to take aggressive operational steps forward during the second half of 2012 against our strategy.

Futuristic visions often revel in the dystopian and the dreary, but even at its most sonically reserved, Future Politics is shot through with hope and humanity, a gauntlet of crystalline electric pianos and infectious hooks.

After a final toast, the bridal convoy left to the sound of joyful gunfire and towards a gauntlet of roadblocks.The first was most serious.

It was modeled on the website, "Am I Hot or Not," where users could voluntarily post a sexy picture and run a gauntlet of internet critics.

At first, the idea of graduating from our Culinary Job Training program looks pretty daunting to our students, many who are recently out of prison and are facing a gauntlet of other issues including drug addiction, learning disabilities, and even mental health problems.