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
"I daren't plug it in, but I dare say it would work."
From BBC • Aug. 30, 2023
We live in a culture where people complain, and we are indignant that people would dare say something about how something makes them feel.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2023
“Don’t you dare say I have no sympathy! To say that secession is not the only way to security does not mean I don’t have sympathy!”
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
