audacity
Example Sentences
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She was made to feel like a "terrible person" for "having the audacity to complain", she added.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026
Harry Brook's dance, swipe and miss at Mitchell Starc from his first ball seemed witless in the moment, yet it was Brook's audacity that kept England from a complete implosion.
From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025
No one has the audacity to try to unseat him, or even to say that he won’t be in charge forever.
From Slate • Dec. 23, 2025
On the page, it’s a master class in theatrical translation and formal audacity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
If Craig showed up and had the audacity to move a single block, I’d start shrieking.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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