Sentence examples for challenged him over from inspiring English sources

When it came to Ramadan, and he failed to fast, the prison officers challenged him over his faith.

Audience members challenged him over reports that more than 200 people have been executed in Iran so far this year.

Jack Straw challenged him over the proposal to ensure that 55% of MPs are needed to dissolve parliament.

When a French journalist challenged him over Chechnya, the president replied with a smutty offer to have the questioner Islamically circumcised.

Romney's political opponents challenged him over holdings in a Swiss bank and other overseas accounts, questioning whether he had created tax shelters, something the Romney campaign immediately denied.

As Brotherhood members invariably do, he reiterated sentiments about respect for women's role in society, but he was conciliatory when Hana challenged him over the possible repeal of the no-fault divorce law.

And it is why few pitchers have wanted to challenge him over the last two weeks.

The film chronicled an often-humorous effort by Mr. Moore to track down Mr. Smith to challenge him over Flint's demise.

"So the statement was false," Mr. Martens asked just minutes after Mr. Tourre took the stand, challenging him over an e-mail he had written.

IN A sign of Enrique Peña Nieto's weakened stature since a law and order crisis erupted in September, Mexico's business community will today directly challenge him over a grievance it has nurtured for more than a year.

The Democratic majority is likely to fight Mr. Bush on budgetary matters and, perhaps most important at the White House, challenge him over his conduct of the war in Iraq.