dared
Example Sentences
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Even the most patchouli-infested precincts of the most fervently peacenik campuses would not have dared to hope for what the two leaders tried to agree to: full elimination of nuclear arms on both sides.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
"No one had ever dared do that," said political scientist Luis Salamanca, who noted that up until recently, such statements would have invited harsh political repression.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
There’s been something of a love-hate relationship between viewers and the show, which has sometimes dared its audience to keep watching.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
For a few minutes against Germany on 14 June they dared to dream after equalising before falling away and losing 7-1.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
He dared not think, only kept repeating the directions.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
