dare

Example Sentences

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The heat in this dish should register as warmth and pepper — a steady hum — not a dare.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

"Even those who wouldn't dare reveal their political preferences come over and chat with us."

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

It turned height from a dare into a design choice—and set off more than a century and a half in which elevators and cities rose together.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

I guess I’d like to be not quite as underrated — maybe even, dare I say, to be overrated.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

I tell Father that I don’t like the looks of this grass with blades so sharp they might cut your hand if you dare to pull on them.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar