How to Use rise to the challenge in a Sentence

rise to the challenge

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  • The question now, is whether Iowans can rise to the challenge a third time.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2020
  • In the years ahead, everyone is going to have to rise to the challenge.
    — Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The play put pressure on the Cardinals, who didn't rise to the challenge.
    — Emily Horos, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2023
  • Law enforcement has been slow to rise to the challenge.
    — Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Some rise to the challenge, such as the owner of Avocette.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2022
  • Biden can rise to the challenge of the climate emergency.
    — The Editors, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2020
  • These succulent, saucy ribs more than rise to the challenge.
    — Fox News, 6 June 2022
  • The issue becomes, as the levels go up and the challenges increase, can the Lakers’ role guys rise to the challenge?
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2023
  • But for the benefit of babies, and their parents, there need to be more incentives for new brands to rise to the challenge.
    — Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 22 May 2022
  • Instead, the players expect the Seminoles to rise to the challenge in what is the conference opener for both teams.
    — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Sep. 2021
  • If third-stringer DiNucci can’t rise to the challenge, the fantasy stock of all the Cowboys could plummet.
    — Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 26 Oct. 2020
  • As those expectations heighten, Clark III appears ready to rise to the challenge.
    — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Only time will tell if this wet fantasia of a film can sivako, or rise to the challenge, and meet Cameron’s definition of success.
    — Vulture, 8 Jan. 2023
  • Biden acknowledged that there were real questions when the war started about whether the democratic nations of Europe and the world would rise to the challenge.
    — David E. Sanger, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Hill, after allowing a first-inning run on three singles, seemed to rise to the challenge of protecting it.
    — Phil Miller, Star Tribune, 25 Aug. 2020
  • If there are fewer laugh-out-loud moments in Season 2, the series goes deeper, and the actors are more than able to rise to the challenge of blending humor and drama.
    — oregonlive, 20 July 2021
  • By seeing so many people, brands, and organizations rise to the challenge and grow into their power and find their voice and forge their path.
    — Emily Farra, Vogue, 6 May 2021
  • The biggest question is whether its youthful squad can rise to the challenge on the world’s biggest stage—24-year-old winger Christian Pulisic, the team’s star, is a senior citizen compared with many of his teammates.
    — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2022
  • What makes Moonshot a must-read is something else: how Bourla got his big, bureaucratic organization to rise to the challenge of the moment.
    — Alan Murray, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2022
  • That is the exact challenge facing the U.S. economy broadly: Workers must adapt and rise to the challenge of acquiring new skills, as so many did during the pandemic.
    — Michael Chui, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Lagarde, a second-rate politician turned fourth-rate central banker, was never likely to rise to the challenge posed by the current inflationary surge.
    — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 22 June 2022
  • Mountcastle, who on Wednesday played his 162nd career game to reach a full season in the majors, had to rise to the challenge of the big leagues after a challenging April and has been rewarded with a standout rookie year.
    — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 16 Sep. 2021
  • As patients, payers, and investors demand more evidence and proof that digital software really works as promised, new companies will rise to the challenge.
    — John Torous, STAT, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The following are three strategies to help CIOs rise to the challenge of delivering first-class digital employee experiences at scale.
    — Sumir Karayi, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
  • If business leaders rise to the challenge, perhaps this platform of burning cities will finally motivate positive action.
    — Rosabeth Moss Kanter For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 3 June 2020
  • To fix this, higher education can rise to the challenge of defining and demonstrating the value of the college experience and quantifying the skills and abilities their graduates possess.
    — Adam Wray, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Companies must rise to the challenge by marshaling talent in fundamentally novel and innovative ways.
    — Micha Kaufman, Fortune, 11 May 2022
  • Any individual or organization that fails to rise to the challenge risks becoming irrelevant.
    — Rajeev Peshawaria, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2021

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