have the audacity

Example Sentences

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The aim remains to convince potential adversaries that "if they have the audacity to attack France... there will be an unsustainable price to be paid," the president said.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

“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

“They have the audacity to to take their children out of a government school and put them into a better program,” Heap said.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2023

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bad that it's actually camp" while others asked, "How dare Katie Holmes have the audacity to try to bring back" the outdated dress-over-jeans trend.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

But when the Capitol decrees that only one tribute can live and you have the audacity to challenge it, I guess that’s a rebellion in itself.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins