have the audacity
Example Sentences
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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"so bad that it's actually camp" while others asked, "How dare Katie Holmes have the audacity to try to bring back" the outdated dress-over-jeans trend.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
“You have the audacity to tell us to eat ketchup sandwiches for our art,” Mr. Mosley shouted.
From Washington Post • Aug. 8, 2022
“I refuse to let those folks in that office demean me because I have the audacity to ask for help.”
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
