dare
Example Sentences
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Then the Supreme Court spanked them for it and said: How dare you keep applying actual law?
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026
Only dragons dare challenge the World Cup in the battle for streaming viewers this June.
From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026
Fair warning for those who dare to risk entry to the eerie and unsettling horror feature “Backrooms”: This film contains graphic, even grotesque imagery of early 1990s furniture.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
A man who hasn't been able to contact his brother since the blast told AFP he did not dare to tell his parents that his brother was missing.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
“A dare? Your audition for drama club? If so, I heartily recommend you for whatever part you’re trying out for, because you really had me convinced—you had me running through the library.”
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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Unit 4, Week 3
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