Sentence examples for playfully challenges from inspiring English sources

Am I an Action painter?" de Kooning playfully challenges Rosenberg in a filmed conversation, from 1959, at a table of what appears to be members of de Kooning's coterie.

The advertising campaign playfully challenges King Philippe's reign as the company plans to expand abroad.

"You want a piece of me?" Williams said, playfully challenging McEnroe.

Bissinger later playfully challenged him, "If you can name four Jews who played football, you win the debate".

TOM ZÉ For about 45 years, this Brazilian singer and composer has been playfully challenging the music of his country.

Unlike the other services, the Marine Corps has always harbored flamboyant characters and nonconformists, and we loved Happy Halloran for his slightly wacky heterodoxy, always playfully challenging the System.

In one conversation, Terry playfully challenged his son to defend his list of favorite cars: "Last time, you said the Miata, the Mercedes, and the Bugatti.

Halloran displays a plausible combination of physical toughness, insouciance, intuitive authority and hammy sentimentality, but he appeals to Paul primarily because he is "always playfully challenging the System".

Ithaca's mayor, Svante L. Myrick, who was invited to speak alongside the governor when he promoted the plan in May, playfully challenged other leaders of Ivy League cities in the Northeast to come to his.

Mr. Eckler playfully challenged Mr. Tower to identify the unusual vintage by taste, which Mr. Tower could not, and then urged him simply to enjoy it, which Mr. Tower could and did.

Home runs are as plentiful as pigeons these days, which is why Bernie Williams would even venture to playfully challenge his teammate Jorge Posada to match him, home run for home run.