have the audacity

Example Sentences

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“I think it’s important now more than ever for us to be unified and standing up for our rights together. Especially when they have the audacity to try to lie, especially to the public.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025

Some said her look was "so bad that it's actually camp" while others asked, "How dare Katie Holmes have the audacity to try to bring back" the outdated dress-over-jeans trend.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2022

“I didn’t even have the audacity to fantasize about it.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 23, 2022

“You have the audacity to tell us to eat ketchup sandwiches for our art,” Mr. Mosley shouted.

From Washington Post • Aug. 8, 2022

Autumn and Ama stare at me, as if they can’t believe that I have the audacity to rock their worlds one more time.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer