audacity

Example Sentences

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Speaking to Times Radio earlier this month, Turner said he was "already on a conduct warning for having the audacity to say that these proposals are ludicrous".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

“And now the teachers have the audacity to ask for more,” said Van Winkle, who spoke during a portion of the Board of Education meeting set aside for union input.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

“You had the audacity to do your job.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Gets an extra mark for the audacity of batting at number three.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

“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