audacity
Example Sentences
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You almost have to admire GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen’s audacity in saying he wants to turn his company into an Amazon competitor by acquiring a firm multiples of its size.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Operating on a mixture of audacity, talent, and sheer guts, Bertei became part of the No Wave scene that existed immediately adjacent to the Punk Rock Class of 1975.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
"She was incensed, just really struck by the audacity of stealing a building and flippantly said: 'You should make this into a game'," Myres told the BBC.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
“You had the audacity to do your job.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
“I love you too,” I said so low even I couldn’t hear it, but my heart still thumped wildly at the audacity of it.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
Vocabulary lists containing audacity
"The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 1–7
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"The Tell-Tale Heart," Vocabulary from the short story
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