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 would not dare say that the secessionist movement is dead, but I can say that we are in a period where we don’t know what will come next,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024
Say stuff in public some of her colleagues would only ever dare say in private.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2023
“And don’t you dare say anything, that’s where you’ll be off YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and all the other ones,” she continued.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
But Ophie wouldn’t dare say that out loud.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
