dared

Example Sentences

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Sidney Poitier dared to challenge what it meant to be Black in Hollywood and by extension what it meant to be Black in America.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

"They gave a fitting response to those who dared to attack innocent Indians at Pahalgam. The entire nation salutes our forces for their valour," he said in a statement.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Wearing an eye mask fashioned out of a dollar bill with strategic holes cut in it, so as not to trip over Jeff Bezos, Paulson’s look dared to ask: “In this economy?”

From Salon • May 5, 2026

"I absolutely always hoped that I'd be able to make it to this level, but I don't think I dared to write it down," she says.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Only an optimistic—no, optoomuchstic!—person would have dared take the first step, and now she was on her way at last but still a very, very, very long way from home.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood