dare say
Example Sentences
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I would never call my used car preowned, and if our company had layoffs, I wouldn’t dare say we were right-sizing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
“I wouldn’t dare say no to Fred Astaire,” she told the Miami Herald in 2016.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2024
"I saw a post about Hitler being a narcissist. I dare say that was the least of his problems."
From Salon • May 9, 2024
Say stuff in public some of her colleagues would only ever dare say in private.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2023
“I dare say you are clever, though,” continued Bessie, by way of solace.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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