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

But Mrs Bennett thinks there are many silent solar supporters, who dare not speak up.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2025

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

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2025

Gerris had obliged, lying with every other word, since he dare not tell the truth of who they’d been or why they’d come.

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