Sentence examples for roundly challenged from inspiring English sources

In the 20th century, the age-old expectation that the subject of a picture would be central, or at least emphasized, was roundly challenged, first by painters, later by photographers.

Injustice and exclusion were roundly challenged.

✒ Also on Thursday, Stephen Moss met, challenged and was roundly thrashed by newly crowned UK scrabble champion Wayne Kelly.

Chisora, 29, was roundly condemned for his behaviour when he unsuccessfully challenged Vitali Klitschko for the WBC heavyweight title in early 2012.

Raymond V. Gilmartin, the company's chief executive, however, roundly rejected that possibility yesterday when he was challenged by a reporter, stressing that the company was financially solid "with a strong cash flow".

In the present game, Azmaiparashvili boldly challenged previous opinion in his effort to rehabilitate 6... Bd7!?, which has been roundly scorned.

Sanders has roundly condemned bigotry and promised to challenge Wall Street and reverse inequality in the economy, education and healthcare.

After challenging the prime minister over NHS reforms, he was roundly criticised for telling her to "calm down, dear".

She's in the big chair here, roundly condemning Marr for saying that she might have anything in common with her father just because she leads the same party and taps into the same political energies, and challenging him to explain himself.

She also struggled to distance herself from both party and public unease caused by the manner of Mr Rudd's removal - although she roundly defeated Mr Rudd in a leadership challenge in February 2012.

Challenges such as these are fairly commonplace -- and roundly unsuccessful -- on the state level.