dare not

Example Sentences

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Now it has spread to a forested area where health workers, who are already coping with short supplies and local suspicions, dare not venture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

"Despite the ceasefire, we dare not return home yet. We are still frightened," she told AFP.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

On the third evening, Brendon McCullum, possibly the only human on the planet that Stokes would dare not defy, sent Tim Southee to tell the captain to stop bowling after a seven-over stint.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025

She dare not judge a matter that may come before her.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2025

Daenerys dare not open her gates to let them in.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin