take a dare
Example Sentences
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A newlywed pair in 1959 Florida did take a dare from a radio station and spent their two-week honeymoon underground, where the radio station and her parents called them up too many times a day.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2022
“You’re not going to take a dare like that, are you, Frances?” demanded Mrs. Edwards.
From Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure by Marlowe, Amy Bell
"Yes, sir; but, Captain, the man dared me to bet, and I wouldn't take a dare from any man."
From Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi by Devol, George H.
The others were like bad little boys who wouldn't take a dare.
From Ashton-Kirk, Investigator by McIntyre, John T.
The sufferings a reporter was willing to go through to get a story or take a dare!
From Garth and the Visitor by Wesley, Joseph
