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

But no; half the time, corporations have the audacity to charge a service fee on top of the money they have saved by not hiring someone to do the work you, the consumer, just did.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026

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bad that it's actually camp" while others asked, "How dare Katie Holmes have the audacity to try to bring back" the outdated dress-over-jeans trend.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

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