Sentence examples for challenged by him from inspiring English sources

He rejects her, flirts with Olga instead and, when challenged by him to a duel, kills his friend, Lensky.

In "Five Frozen Embryos," by David Greenspan, two women sit on a couch and discuss a legal case in which a woman tried to conceive a child using an embryo fertilized by her ex-husband's frozen sperm but was challenged by him in court.

Considering him "challenged" by quotidian matters like buying and maintaining his wardrobe (Kmart cotton pants and polo shirts, in dark colors), she just does it for him.

The tone of questioning was far more aggressive than on the first day of the hearings on Wednesday as Mr. Mukasey, a retired federal judge, was challenged by Democrats who pressed him for his views on President Bush's disputed antiterrorism policies.

Conversely, Abbas is politically weak; his public support is limited and he is challenged by Hamas, which inhibits him from taking any step that would add to the prevailing perception of his weakness.

The legality of the case against him was challenged by Beatrice Mtetwa, a leading Zimbabwean human rights lawyer.

Upon his return he was challenged by Bendigo and lost to him in 10 rounds on February 12 , 1839

His primacy among the Eight Immortals is challenged by a tradition that makes him an ascetic convert of Li Tieguai, another Immortal (xian).

Ms Saunders's decision not to charge him was challenged by alleged victims in a legal process referred to as a right to review.

For that, there's her friend Solène (Gwenaëlle Simon), an impulsive bank clerk, whose hold on him is challenged by the arrival of his girlfriend, Léna (Aurelia Nolin), an imperious bourgeoise with breezy manners that veil a tough, glossy sense of power.

Samuel Johnson, after completing his dictionary in the 1700s, was challenged by a lady who caught him improperly defining a term.