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 wouldn’t dare say no to Fred Astaire,” she told the Miami Herald in 2016.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2024
Say stuff in public some of her colleagues would only ever dare say in private.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2023
I dare say those who find that Coke-wine drink vile will enjoy this classy, contemporary riff.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2023
“Much more rational, my dear Caroline, I dare say, but it would not be near so much like a ball.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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