I recoiled when I saw how gaunt she had become.

The gaunt policeman had a bolt-action rifle slung over one shoulder.

I approached and knocked at the door, which was instantly opened by a tall, gaunt woman with a harsh, forbidding face.

Tom was gaunt when they found him.

We had to run the gauntlet of entrenched defenders.

Will she be able to pick up the gauntlet?

The shattered oars start forth; / round swings the prow, and lets the waters sweep / the broadside. Onward comes a mountain heap / of billows, gaunt, abrupt.

Mary had become so frail and gaunt that it seemed she already had one foot in the grave.

Will you be able to pick up the gauntlet?