Sentence examples for half challenge from inspiring English sources

Her final sentence, half challenge and half plea, might be an intriguing place to begin a new piece; as an ending it felt a bit too pat, like a tossed-off line that sounds cleverer than it is.

Martinez's side had torn some holes in them at Goodison Park in November yet one of the images of this night was Steven Gerrard, the new Anfield regista, pouring himself into two big first half challenges to shut down Barkley.

Two and a half challenging years later, in May 2014, she finally "rang the bell" signifying the end of her cancer treatments.

Perfectly timed second-half challenge on Cole.

Ornithology aside, Arnold was ever the stoker of embers, saying that Barbarouses should have been sent off for a first-half challenge.

Slovakia, nonetheless, looked comfortable until Skrtel, already booked for a first-half challenge on Kane, brought down his studs on the same player.

Boateng was booked for his first-half challenge on Germany's captain, whose right ankle buckled horribly in Saturday's FA Cup final.

The official refused to stop play as Scott McDonald caught the United defender Lee Wilkie on the knee with a first-half challenge.

PURDUE 72, ILLINOIS 64: Kelly Komara scored 16 points as No. 6 Purdue fended off a second-half challenge to beat Illinois for its ninth straight victory.

The Argentinian was eventually substituted after 71 minutes, nursing a badly bruised ankle inflicted by a first-half challenge from the visiting captain, Liam Ridgewell.

That is the view of the former Arsenal chairman, Peter Hill-Wood, who said he was disgusted with the striker's theatrical reaction to Mertesacker's first-half challenge at the Emirates.